Patent ID: 8844749
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B65D,H02B,H02G,H02K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastening device for fastening a cover to a body of an explosion-proof enclosure, the fastening device comprising: a bracket comprising a back side mechanically coupled to a bottom side at a first angle and to a top side at a second angle, wherein the top side comprises an engagement portion, wherein the first angle is configured to be substantially parallel to an under side of a flange of the explosion-proof enclosure, and wherein the second angle is configured to be substantially parallel to a top side of an opposing flange of the explosion-proof enclosure; a cam configured to be fixedly coupled to an outer surface of the opposing flange and hingedly coupled to the engagement portion; and a lever fixedly coupled to the cam and having a closed position and an open position, wherein the bracket is configured to engage the opposing flange and the flange when the lever is in the closed position, and wherein the bracket is configured to be disengaged from the opposing flange and the flange when the lever is in the open position.