Configurable enclosure

摘要

A configurable enclosure including a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed along a perimeter of a bottom surface, and a removable portion of the bottom surface configured to be peeled away from the base portion to create an opening on the bottom surface is provided. Moreover, an enclosure having a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed around a perimeter of a bottom surface, a thin section of the bottom surface located proximate an outer edge of a removable portion of the bottom surface, an actuator operably attached to the removable portion, wherein through actuation of the actuator, the removable portion peels away from the bottom surface to create an opening on the base portion is also provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.

主权项

1. A configurable enclosure for housing broadband equipment, the configurable enclosure comprising:
a cover portion operably attached to a base portion, the base portion including a wall disposed along a perimeter of a bottom surface of the base portion, the cover portion being configured to physically cover an interior of the configurable enclosure in a closed position so as to prevent unauthorized access to the interior; a lock cooperating structure configured to cooperate with a lock to facilitate securing the configurable enclosure in the closed position to prevent unauthorized access to the interior; at least one connector configured to operably attach the cover portion to the base portion; a removable portion of the bottom surface configured to be located in the interior of the configurable enclosure and released from the base portion; and an actuator positioned on a track, the track surrounding the removable portion, wherein through actuation of the actuator, the track peels away from the base portion to release the removable portion to create an opening on the base portion, wherein the removable portion, the track, and a first portion of the bottom surface of the base portion surrounding the track are structurally integrated by at least one second portion of the base portion, the second portion being thinner than at least one of the removable portion and the first portion.