Anti-theft enclosure and cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10547168-B2
Application number	US-201514645676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2015
Priority date	Mar 13, 2014
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

A utility enclosure includes a box, a bracket connected to the box, and a lid placed over the box. The box includes a plurality of walls and a central opening. The bracket has a center portion and a first opening in the center portion for receiving a fastener to connect the bracket to one of the walls. The removable lid covers the central opening.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A utility enclosure comprising:
a box including a plurality of walls and a central opening;
a bracket having a central portion and a first opening in the central portion;
a fastener extending through the first opening and connecting the bracket to one of the walls; and
a removable lid covering the central opening,
wherein the bracket includes a cantilevered top leg having a first fixed end and a first free end extending from the central portion into the central opening and a cantilevered bottom leg having a second fixed end and a second free end extending from the central portion underneath a wall, and wherein the top leg extends outwardly from the central portion parallel to the bottom leg, and
a first axis extending along the top leg between the first fixed end and the first free end, and a second axis extending along the bottom leg between the second fixed end and the second free end, wherein the first axis is parallel to the second axis.

2. The utility enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a second opening in the central portion receiving a second fastener, and a first bolt extends through the first opening and a second bolt extends through the second opening.

3. The utility enclosure of claim 2 , wherein the first and second bolts extend through and past the wall.

4. The utility enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the top leg includes a threaded aperture.

5. The utility enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the lid includes a reinforcement.

6. The utility enclosure of claim 5 , wherein the reinforcement includes a fiberglass mat.

7. The utility enclosure of claim 5 , wherein the reinforcement is molded into the lid.

8. The utility enclosure of claim 5 , wherein the reinforcement includes a metal plate.

9. The utility enclosure of claim 1 , wherein a cover is positioned between the lid and the box.

10. The utility enclosure of claim 9 , wherein a first fastener extends through the cover and connects to the bracket and a second fastener extends through the lid, the cover, and connects to the box.

11. The utility enclosure of claim 9 , wherein the cover includes a fastener housing.

12. A utility enclosure comprising:
a box including a wall, a rim extending from the wall, and a first aperture;
a bracket connected to the wall including a top leg having a second aperture;
a cover having a first cover opening and a second cover opening;
a lid having a first lid opening;
a first fastener passing through the first lid opening, the second cover opening, and connected to the first aperture; and
a second fastener passing through the first cover opening and connected to the second aperture, wherein the second fastener is inaccessible to a user when the lid is connected is connected to the box over the cover,
wherein the cover includes a fastener housing for receiving the second fastener, the fastener housing extending from the bottom of the cover and having a top aperture and a bottom aperture coaxially aligned with the first cover opening, the top aperture positioned adjacent to the first cover opening and having a larger diameter than the first cover opening, and the bottom aperture having a smaller diameter than the top aperture, and
a flange disposed between the top aperture and the first cover opening and configured to limit translational movement of the second fastener.

13. The utility enclosure of claim 12 , wherein the bracket includes a bottom leg extending underneath of the wall and a center portion connecting the top leg and the bottom leg.

14. A utility enclosure comprising:
a box including a wall, a rim extending from the wall, and a first aperture;
a bracket connected to the wall including a top leg having a second aperture;
a cover having a first cover opening and a second cover opening;
a lid having a first lid opening;
a first fastener passing through the first lid opening, the second cover opening, and connected to the first aperture; and
a second fastener passing through the first cover opening and connected to the second aperture,
wherein the cover includes a fastener housing for receiving the second fastener, the fastener housing extending from the bottom of the cover and wherein the second fastener passes through the fastener housing to connect to the second aperture, and
wherein a flange is disposed between the first cover opening and the fastener housing such that an inner wall of the fastener housing is radially outside of the first cover opening, the flange configured to limit translational movement of the second fastener.

15. The utility enclosure of claim 14 , wherein the fastener housing extends from a bottom surface of the cover.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Tipton Wiley Rick
• Polk John Thomas
• Isaacson Greg Glenn
• Fisher Michael Edward
• Tramm Paul Steven

Classifications

• H02G2200/10

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• E05G1/00

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• H02G9/10 Primary

  in cable chambers, e.g. in manhole or in handhole · CPC title