Patent ID: 6916985
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A pedestal enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure comprising: a base section; a cover engageable with the base section; a lock mechanism arranged on the cover, the lock mechanism including a latch supported in a lock housing for movement between locked and unlocked positions and a rotator rotatably supported by the lock housing such that rotation of the rotator moves the latch between the locked and unlocked positions, the rotator extending through the lock housing and having a head arranged outside a first side of the housing and a shaft end arranged outside a second side of the lock housing, a removable retaining device being arranged on the shaft end outside the second side of the lock housing; and a lock receptacle supported by the base section for receiving the lock mechanism when the cover is engaged with the base section, the lock receptacle including a catch which engages the latch when the latch is in the locked position and prevents disengagement of the cover from the base section.