Patent Document:

a door 10 and a cabinet front lower panel 12 are best seen in the view of the cabinet illustrated in fig1 , while cabinet rear upper and lower panels 14 and 16 are best seen in the illustration provided by fig2 . the door 10 and the panels 12 , 14 , and 16 are all provided with slots 18 which permit air circulation in a manner which will be described . the door and the panel material is deformed immediately above each of the slots so as to define overhanging , rain - deflecting protrusions 20 . the cabinet rear upper panel 14 forms part of an upper cabinet frame portion , which is generally designated 22 as shown in fig4 , while the cabinet rear lower panel 16 forms part of a lower cabinet frame portion , which is generally designated 24 as shown in fig5 . the upper and lower cabinet frame portions may be unitary but , as illustrated , are separately constructed and then joined together . a hinge 26 is secured by connectors 23 such as bolts or other fasteners , rivets , or welds , as appropriate , to both the door 10 and the upper cabinet frame portion and interconnects the door and the upper cabinet frame portion so that the door 10 can swing between the closed position shown in fig1 and the open position shown in fig3 and 4 . a lower divider wall 28 defines a base or bottom of an upper chamber 30 , adapted to receive the repeater , and separates the upper chamber 30 from a lower chamber 32 , adapted to receive the power components for the repeater . the divider wall 28 thus constitutes a floor of the upper cabinet frame portion 22 , and , as is apparent from fig3 , may operate to secure that upper cabinet frame portion 22 to the lower cabinet frame portion 24 through the use of connectors 23 . the upper cabinet frame portion 22 includes the divider wall 28 , a pair of side walls 34 extending upwardly from the divider 28 , and a top wall 31 ( see fig6 ) interconnecting the side walls 34 at the upper ends of the side walls . the cabinet rear upper panel 14 , the lower divider wall 28 , the top wall 31 , and the side walls 34 may be of a one - piece , unitary construction and together form the upper cabinet frame portion 22 . the front surface 36 of the top wall 31 is visible in fig4 . a flange 29 ( see fig8 ), defined at forwardly facing edges of the divider wall 28 , the side walls 34 , and the front surface 36 , delimits a forward opening into the upper chamber 30 , and is provided with resilient sealing material 38 . the material 38 provided on the flange delimiting the upper chamber opening cooperates with another flange 40 defined around the perimeter of the door 10 in order to provide adequate sealing against water intrusion when the door 10 is closed . the lower cabinet frame portion 24 includes the cabinet rear lower panel 16 and a pair of side walls 42 with flanges 44 defined at least partially around the perimeter thereof . the cabinet rear lower panel 16 and the side walls 42 with the flanges 44 may be of a one - piece , unitary construction and together form the lower cabinet frame portion 24 . a front upper lateral member 46 and a front lower lateral member 48 are adapted to be fastened by connectors 23 to the flanges 44 . the flanges 44 at the forward facing portion of the frame portion 24 and the front lateral members 46 and 48 delimit a forward opening into the lower chamber 32 . as is best shown in fig5 , a flange or flanges 50 depending from the lower edge of the cabinet front lower panel 12 can be received in a hole or holes 51 in the front lower lateral member 48 , and at least one rotatable locking element 52 cooperates with the front upper lateral member 46 , thereby securing the cabinet front lower panel 12 in place on the lower cabinet frame portion 24 . as illustrated , two rotatable locking elements 52 , which are star locks , are provided . the use of a can wrench such as that which will be described may be required to rotate each locking element 52 . alternatively , the use of a key or other such element could be required . a top cover 54 is secured by connectors 23 to the top of the upper cabinet frame portion 22 and encloses the top wall 31 of the upper cabinet frame portion 22 . the top wall 31 includes an opening therein , which opening is visible in fig6 . a ventilation grid 33 is secured to the inner surface of or , alternatively , formed in , the top wall 31 as shown in fig6 . air is thus permitted to flow out of the upper chamber 30 through the ventilation grid 33 and then through spaces ( not shown ) defined between rear and front overhanging portions 57 and 59 of the top cover 54 and the upper surface of the top wall 31 . as best seen in fig3 , and 5 , screen filters 56 are secured , by adhesive 58 , to the inner surfaces of the door 10 and the panels 12 , 14 , and 16 so as to prevent insects from entering into the chambers 30 and 32 through the slots 18 . a screen filter may optionally be secured over the ventilation grid 33 for the same reason , as shown in fig6 . the door 10 is provided with a supply manifold 60 riveted or otherwise attached to the interior thereof . the supply manifold 60 has an opening 61 which is adapted to line up with a cooling air intake of a fiber optic repeater , which is to be located in the upper chamber 30 , so as to direct air entering into the chamber 30 through the slots 18 in the door 10 to that cooling air intake . the cabinet rear upper panel 14 , similarly , is provided with an exhaust manifold 62 riveted or otherwise attached to the interior thereof . heated air exiting the repeater will enter an opening 64 of the exhaust manifold 62 and is then directed out of the cabinet . a deflector 66 , best shown in fig7 , facilitates entry of the heated air exiting the repeater into the exhaust manifold opening 64 . a substantially u - shaped bracket 70 is secured by connectors 23 to each of the side walls 34 forming part of the upper cabinet frame portion 22 . the brackets 70 oppose and are parallel to each other . each bracket 70 has a track 72 provided on its side facing the other bracket 70 . each track 72 is adapted to receive a corresponding guide 74 provided on opposite lateral sides 78 of a sliding shelf 76 . the tracks 72 and the guides 74 cooperate to permit the shelf to slide between a pushed - in position , illustrated in fig4 - 5 and 8 , and a pulled - out position , illustrated in fig7 . the fiber optic repeater , in use , is disposed on the shelf 76 . by way of the tracks 72 and the guides 74 , the shelf is readily displaced between its pushed - in position , in which the repeater may be in use , and its pulled - out position , in which the repeater may be serviced or replaced . the shelf 76 has openings 80 defined therein which are adapted to accommodate any of several types of fiber optic repeater equipment , such as the mikom / andrew and adc fiber optic repeaters mentioned . the openings 80 provide for mounting of either type of repeater , should it be necessary or desirable to replace one repeater type with another . it is alternatively possible , of course , to replace one shelf 76 having openings specific to one type of repeater with another shelf 76 having openings specific to another type of repeater . as illustrated in fig3 , 7 , and 8 , the divider wall 28 is provided with access holes 82 for the necessary electrical , coaxial , and fiber optic cable connections . bearing rings 84 , in the form of rubber grommets , are incorporated in the access holes to prevent cable damage . a crank 86 , best shown in fig3 , is mounted on and affixed to a crankshaft 88 extending through the door 10 by way of an appropriate bearing element 90 . rods 92 are pivotally secured to opposite ends of the crank 86 , and pass through guides 94 affixed to the interior of the door 10 . rotation of the crankshaft 88 in a clockwise direction as seen in fig3 causes rotation of the crank 86 which , in turn , causes ends 96 of the rods 92 to retract or move toward one another , while rotation of the crankshaft 88 in a counterclockwise direction causes the ends 96 to extend or move away from one another . ends 96 may be configured as rollers . by appropriate rotation of the crankshaft , therefore , the ends 96 of the rods may be displaced into and out of engagement with a rear surface of the flange 29 , best seen in fig8 , so as to lock and unlock the door 10 when the door is in its closed position . at the same time , a locking plate 100 defined on or attached to the crank 86 is moved into and out of engagement with the flange rear surface . the door 10 may therefore be securely retained in its closed position at three separate locations by the ends 96 of the rods 92 and the locking plate 100 . referring now to fig9 and 10 , operation of the overall locking mechanism of the door 10 , which locking mechanism includes the crank 86 , the rods 92 , and the plate 100 mentioned , will be described . a handle seat 112 is welded or otherwise secured to the exterior surface of the door 10 , and includes a central opening 114 . the central opening of the handle seat is configured so as to receive a handle 110 , which forms part of the locking mechanism , when that handle is in its inoperative or closed position . fig9 shows the handle 110 in its closed position , while fig1 shows the handle 110 in its operative or open position . at its upper end 116 , the handle 110 is secured by a conventional ball joint and pin or other such coupling ( not shown ) to the crankshaft 88 , which extends through the door 10 to the crank 86 . the coupling is configured such that the handle 110 is permitted by the coupling to pivot outwardly , e . g . about an axis defined by the coupling pin , with respect to the door 10 but is rotationally fixed to the crankshaft 88 , e . g . by the pin , so that rotation of the handle produces rotation of the crankshaft which , in turn , causes rotational movement of the crank 86 and the locking plate 100 and longitudinal movement of the rods 92 with respect to the guides 94 . the handle 110 also includes a first opening 120 roughly near the longitudinal midpoint thereof and a second opening 122 closer to its lower end 124 . a padlock post 126 is welded or otherwise secured to the door 10 , as best seen in fig9 and 10 , and extends outwardly from the door 10 . when the handle 110 is in the closed position shown in fig9 , the padlock post 126 extends through the first handle opening 120 . the padlock post 126 includes a hole or bore 128 provided therein which is adapted to receive the shackle of a particularly configured , heavy gauge padlock , in a manner which will be described , which assists in locking the handle 110 in its closed position . the padlock used is sufficiently small in size , and the diameter of the padlock post 126 is sufficiently large , that the shackle of the padlock closely matches the contour of the padlock post 126 , thereby making it impossible to place a bolt cutter between the padlock post and the shackle of the padlock . a receptacle 130 is mounted to the interior of the door 10 and is adapted to receive an oblong plate or other locking element 132 of a handle mounted lock 136 disposed at the lower end 124 of the handle 110 . the locking element 132 can be operated by rotation of an actuation element to retain the end 124 of the handle in place or to permit movement of the end 124 . operation of the handle - mounted lock 136 , by engagement and disengagement of the locking element 132 which will be described , is effected by rotating a hexagonally - shaped head 134 of a bolt - shaped actuation element . fig1 shows the locking element 132 disposed in a first position by solid lines and in a second position by phantom lines . the locking element 132 is rigidly connected , by a shaft of the actuation element , to the hexagonally shaped head 134 , which also forms part of the actuation element . when the locking element 132 is in its first position , the longer sides of the locking element are aligned with the body of the handle 110 , and the locking element 132 can pass through an oblong opening 140 defined in the door 10 . the handle 110 can be freely moved about the coupling at its upper end 116 between the inoperative or closed position shown in fig9 and the operative or open position when the locking element 132 is in its first position . if the locking element 132 is moved out of its first position and into a second position such as that illustrated in phantom in fig1 , the locking element 132 is prohibited from passing through the oblong opening 140 . after the locking element 132 has passed through the opening 140 so that it is received within the receptacle 130 , therefore , the locking element 132 can be moved out of its first position by rotation of the hexagonally - shaped head 134 to preclude movement of the handle 110 out of the inoperative or closed position shown in fig9 . conversely , the locking element can also be moved from a second position back into its first position by rotation of the hexagonally shaped head 134 . once the padlock has been removed from the padlock post 126 , therefore , a particular tool , such as a 7 / 16 ″ can wrench , is still required to produce the requisite rotation of the hexagonally shaped head 134 in order to get the door 10 open . since such a tool is typically not readily available to the public , and since the particularly configured padlock is not susceptible to vandalism by bolt cutters , the handle 110 is redundantly locked in its closed position in a manner which is highly secure . the invention can be used to house mikom / andrew and adc fiber optic repeaters and the associated power transformers in a particularly advantageous manner , and defines a standard for a ground mounted , vandal - proof , highly secure , and ventilated electrical enclosure that meets nema ( national electrical manufacturers association ) 3 rainproofing standards . in one preferred configuration , the invention is 53 ″ high by 22 ″ wide by 29 ″ deep . the lower compartment is 19 ″ high and designed to hold the power components associated with fiber optic repeaters in distributed antenna systems . the 39 ″ high upper compartment contains the sliding drawer assembly and is designed to securely house and provide ready access to a fiber optic repeater and , specifically , the andrew / mikom and adc type components used in nextel &# 39 ; s distributed antenna system networks across the country . the foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting . since modifications to the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons of ordinary skill in the art , the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof .

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