Patent ID: 7414190
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. 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; one or more channels formed in each of the base and the outer cover, the channels extending at least partially along the side walls and the top wall of the base and the outer cover, the channels terminating adjacent the bottom wall of the base and the outer cover; one or more lips depending from the base and the outer cover, the lips extending at least partially along the side walls and the top wall of the base and the outer cover, the lips terminating adjacent the bottom wall of the base and the outer cover, the lips being received within the channels to form an environmental seal when the outer cover is in the closed position; and an inner cover movably attached to the base for preventing unauthorized access to a portion of the terminating equipment housed within the interior cavity defined by the base.