Patent ID: 9379526
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H02B

Claim Text:
1. An enclosure for an electrical distribution system, the enclosure comprising: a cabinet body defining an interior region configured to accept a component of the electrical distribution system, the cabinet body including at least an electrode sealed with and electrically isolated from the cabinet body and extending through the cabinet body to establish electrical connection between a corresponding terminal of the component and an electrical distribution network; a first door pivotably connected to a side of the cabinet body, the first door comprising a contact surface configured to sealingly contact a corresponding surface on the cabinet body; a second door pivotably connected to an opposing side of the cabinet body, the second door comprising a contact surface configured to sealingly contact a corresponding surface on the cabinet body; a first gasket disposed along a distal edge surface of the first door; and a second gasket disposed along a distal edge surface of the second door; wherein at least a portion of the first gasket and the second gasket have conformal shapes to sealingly mate with each other when the first and second doors are in a closed position, the first gasket comprising a recess extending along the first gasket and the second gasket comprising a corresponding protrusion extending along the second gasket, the protrusion shaped to mate with the recess when the first and second doors are in the closed position.