Patent ID: 7351909
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. An outdoor pedestal enclosure for housing telecommunications equipment comprising: a base section having an open top; and a cover engageable over the open top of the base section so as to define an interior space; wherein the base section and cover each have a multilayered construction, the multilayered construction comprising a plurality of layers with contiguous pairs of layers of the plurality of layers being fused together such that the contiguous layers are linked together at a molecular level producing a continuous, homogenous bond between the contiguous layers, the plurality of layers being formed simultaneously during a single manufacturing operation, the plurality of layers including, at least, an outer layer and an inner layer, the outer layer defining a respective outer surface of the base section or cover and comprising an outer layer plastic material, the inner layer being arranged inward of the outer layer relative to the interior space and comprising an inner layer plastic material, the inner layer plastic material and the outer layer plastic material having different formulations.