Patent ID: 6359222
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H02B,H02G

Abstract:
A telescoping power panel comprising:an upper panel assembly; a lower panel assembly; and two securing bolt assemblies for securing said upper panel assembly in a fixed relationship to said lower panel assembly; said lower panel assembly including a lower box structure and a lower telescoping assembly; said lower box structure having a lower vertical back panel section, lower left and right vertical panel sections integrally formed, respectively, along opposed left and right side edges of said lower vertical back panel section, and a lower horizontal panel section integrally formed with said lower vertical back panel section along a lower side edge and having left and right lower horizontal panel section end edges secured, respectively, at right angles to said lower left and right vertical panel sections; said lower horizontal panel section having a number of cable passage punch out plugs provided therein positioned within a like number of cable passageways provided therethrough; said lower telescoping assembly including a left insertion plate having a pair of elongated parallel bolt passage slots formed therethrough, a right insertion plate having a pair of elongated parallel bolt passage slots formed therethrough and a back insertion plate; said left insertion plate being integrally formed with a top end surface of said lower left vertical panel section and extending away from said lower horizontal panel section at a right angle; said right insertion plate being integrally formed with a top end surface of said lower right vertical panel section and extending away from said lower horizontal panel section at a right angle and in parallel orientation with said left insertion plate; said back insertion plate being integrally formed with a top end surface of said lower vertical back panel section and extending away from said lower horizontal panel section, said left insertion plate and said right insertion plate at a right angle such that a first gap is provided between a left side of said back insertion plate and said left insertion plate and a second gap is provided between a right side of said back insertion plate and said right insertion plate; said upper panel assembly having an upper vertical back panel section, upper left and right vertical panel sections integrally formed, respectively, along opposed left and right side edges of said upper vertical back panel section, and an upper horizontal panel section integrally formed with said upper vertical back panel section along an upper side edge and having left and right upper horizontal panel section end edges secured, respectively, at right angles to said upper left and right vertical panel sections; said upper horizontal panel section having a number of cable passage punch out plugs provided therein positioned within a like number of cable passageways provided therethrough; said upper left vertical panel section having a left insertion plate receiving cavity formed therein sized to slidingly receive said left insertion plate therein and a pair of concentrically aligned opposed bolt passage holes formed therethrough and arranged such that when said left insertion plate is inserted into said left insertion plate receiving cavity said bolt passage holes are aligned with a section of said elongated parallel bolt passage slots of said left insertion plate; said upper right vertical panel section having a right insertion plate receiving cavity formed therein sized to slidingly receive said right insertion plate therein and a pair of concentrically aligned opposed bolt passage holes formed therethrough and arranged such that when said right insertion plate is inserted into said right insertion late receiving cavity said bolt passage holes are aligned with a section of said elongated parallel bolt passage slots of said right insertion plate; said upper vertical back panel section having a back insertion plate receiving cavity formed therein sized to slidingly receive said back insertion plate therein; said left insertion plate receiving cavity being separated from said back insertion plate receiving cavity by a first separation structure and said right insertion plate receiving cavity being separated from said back insertion plate receiving cavity by a second separating structure; said left insertion plate receiving cavity, said right insertion plate receiving cavity, said back insertion plate receiving cavity, said first separation structure and said second separation structure being positioned with respect to each other such that said Left insertion plate, said right insertion plate, said back insertion plate, said first separation structure and said second separation structure are, respectively, simultaneously insertable into said left insertion plate receiving cavity, said right insertion plate receiving cavity, said back insertion plate receiving cavity, said first gap and said second gap and positionable such that said distance between said lower horizontal panel section and said upper horizontal panel section is variable; each of said two securing bolt assemblies including a bolt, a washer and a wing nut.