Patent ID: 9497885
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H05K

Claim Text:
1. An outdoor electrical housing apparatus, comprising: (a) an outdoor container having a cover, a base, and at least three walls securing said cover to said base, and forming said outdoor container having said container cover; (b) said container cover having a top surface and at least one first opening for the passage of at least one wire, and at least one second opening for the passage of at least one fluid in a first direction; (c) at least one passive ventilation apparatus is secured to at least a portion of said container cover, such that at least a portion of said passive ventilation apparatus overlaps said at least one second opening; (d) said at least one passive ventilation apparatus comprises a top cover, at least one vertical flange secured to at least a portion of the peripheral edge of said top cover, a horizontal flange extending outwardly from said vertical flange and at least one feet secured underneath at least a portion of said horizontal flange extending outwardly to provide a side opening beneath said top cover wherein the side opening enables venting of fluid from within the outdoor housing apparatus to atmosphere in a second direction transverse to the first direction, wherein the at least one feet secured to at least a portion of the peripheral edge of said horizontal flange and wherein the peripheral edge of said horizontal flange extends outwardly substantially parallel to the at least one feet about up to the peripheral edge of the at least one feet to define the side opening as a straight flat gap between said horizontal flange and the cover of the outdoor container to enable a free flow of hot air coming from the inside of the outdoor container; (e) wherein said horizontal flange extending away from said at least one second opening wherein said horizontal flange extends past a vertical plane of the side opening to form an overhang above the side opening to protect the side opening from environmental conditions; and (f) wherein at least a portion of said feet is secured to at least a portion of said top surface of said container cover, and thereby forming said outdoor housing apparatus.