Patent ID: 8519263

Claim:
A below ground component enclosure, comprising: (a) a base plate disposed below a ground surface; (b) a sleeve connected to the base plate and extending therefrom toward the ground surface; (c) a cover sealably connected to an upper opening of the sleeve to form a substantially fluid-tight compartment with the base plate and the sleeve, the base plate forming a closed end of the compartment; (d) a rack having a top, a bottom, and two sidewalls, the rack disposed within the compartment; (e) an actuator assembly connected to the base plate and configured to move the rack from a retracted position to an extended position and to pass at least a portion of the rack through the opening, the actuator assembly including a bracket, first and second cylinder assemblies connected to the bracket, the first cylinder assembly having a first cylinder and a first piston and the second cylinder assembly having a second cylinder and a second piston; and (f) a rack guiderail assembly connected to the base plate, the guiderail assembly comprising a set of directly interconnected guiderail plate segments overlapping in a retracted and extended position, the guiderail plate segments disposed parallel to the bracket.