Patent ID: 7193151

Claim:
A pedestal enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure comprising: a base section; a cover engageable with the base section so as to define an interior space; a bracket system supported on the base section and arranged in the interior space; a lock mechanism arranged near the top or near the bottom of the cover, the lock mechanism including a latch supported in a lock housing for movement between locked and unlocked positions; and a first lock receptacle arranged on the base section for receiving the lock mechanism when the cover is engaged with the base section and the lock mechanism is arranged near the bottom of the cover and a second lock receptacle arranged on the bracket system for receiving the lock mechanism when the cover is engaged with the base section and the lock mechanism is arranged near the top of the cover; each of the first and second lock receptacles defining a pocket for supporting the lock housing and being engageable with the latch when the latch is the locked position so as to prevent disengagement of the cover from the base section.