WATER RESISTANT OUTDOOR ELECTRONICS CABINET

摘要

The present invention includes a water resistant outdoor storage cabinet for housing electronics equipment, telecommunications equipment or other water sensitive apparatus sought to be stored outdoors and protected from environmental elements such as extreme heat and cold, wind, snow weight, pest destruction and in particular water ingress. More specifically, the present invention is a double gasket system and complementary perimeter flange for water resistant outdoor storage cabinets that meet the water ingress testing requirements of NEBS GR-47-CORE by incorporating two gaskets around the perimeter of an access port in a storage cabinet and between the door and the storage cabinet.

主权项

1. A water resistant outdoor storage cabinet comprising:
a. a storage cabinet box having an exterior surface; b. at least one continuous perimeter flange defining an access port on the exterior surface of the storage cabinet box; c. the perimeter flange comprising a protruding surface portion with a locking lip and an inverted surface portion; d. a door complementary to the access port and removably attached to the exterior surface of the storage cabinet box; e. a gasket assembly affixed to the door; f. wherein the perimeter flange and gasket assembly are configured to create a water tight seal when the door is in a closed position and the gasket assembly is in a contacting relation to the perimeter flange.