Patent ID: 6218615
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An enclosure for electronic equipment, comprising:a first support panel having:first support surface,first opposed edges,a first pair of flanges, each one of the first pair of flanges extending from a corresponding one of the first opposed edges;a second support panel having:second support surface,second opposed edges,a second pair of flanges, each one of the second pair of flanges extending from a corresponding one of the second opposed edges and facing a respective one of the first pair of flanges in registration therewith;a first sidewall disposed between the first and second support panels at one of the first and second pair of flanges, the first sidewall including:a plurality of first locking holes,a plurality of guide slots;a second sidewall disposed between the first and second support panels at the other of the first and second pair of flanges and spaced apart from the first sidewall for providing a space for the electronic equipment, the second sidewall including:a plurality of second locking holes;a third sidewall including:a third flange extending along an edge of the third sidewall,a plurality of third locking holes in the third flange corresponding in number to the plurality of guide slots in the first sidewall and arranged for registration with corresponding ones of the guide slots,an access port through the third sidewall,a plurality of mounting holes spaced apart about the access port for mounting the third sidewall to another object;a hinge pivotally connecting the second sidewall to the third sidewall;a first deployable panel disposed between the first and second pair of flanges for sliding movement with respect to the first and second support panels;a second deployable panel disposed between the first and second pair of flanges for sliding movement with respect to the first and second support panels and spaced apart from the first deployable panel for independent movement;wherein the size of the space between the support panels, the sidewalls and the deployable panels can be adjusted by movement of the first and second deployable panels and the enclosure can be inverted for mounting the third sidewall for the enclosure to be hingedly opened in an opposite direction.