Patent ID: 7908746

Claim:
A method of removing a backplane from an installed electrical enclosure, where said electrical enclosure comprises a sidewall, a back and a top, defining an interior, said top adapted to open and provide access to said interior, a plurality of components positioned on said enclosure and projecting into said interior of said enclosure (forming “interior projections); said plurality of components including at least one conduit coupled to said sidewall, wiring passing though said conduit into said interior of said enclosure; a backplane mounted in the interior of said enclosure and having a series of electrical devices mounted on said backplane, said backplane having at least one cutout, at least one of said interior projections being aligned with one of said at least one cutout, said wiring coupled to a subset of said electrical devices; said backplane further comprises an upstanding leg and an interior cover plate coupled to said upstanding leg wherein said interior cover plate is hingedly mounted to said upstanding leg; the method comprising the steps of decoupling said wiring from said electrical devices; dismounting said backplane from said enclosure; and removing said backplane from said enclosure interior without decoupling said conduit from said enclosure.