Patent ID: 6815612
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An enclosure for protecting terminating equipment and wiring connections against adverse environmental conditions, the enclosure comprising:a base defining an interior cavity for housing the terminating equipment and wiring connections, the base comprising a pair of side walls spaced apart by a top wall and a bottom wall; a protective outer cover attached to the base for movement between an opened position and a closed position, the outer cover comprising a pair of side walls opposite the side walls of the base in the closed position, a top wall opposite the top wall of the base in the closed position and a bottom wall opposite the bottom wall of the base in the closed position; a channel formed in one of the base and the outer cover, the channel extending at least partially along the side walls and the top wall of said one of the base and the outer cover and terminating adjacent the bottom wall of said one of the base and the outer cover; and a lip depending from the other of the base and the outer cover, the lip extending at least partially along the side walls and the top wall of said one of the base and the outer cover and terminating adjacent the bottom wall of said one of the base and the outer cover, the lip received within the channel to form a watertight seal that prevents moisture from entering the interior cavity when the outer cover is in the closed position and permits moisture that accumulates along the outside of the lip to drain in the direction of the bottom wall of the base.