UTILITY BOX AND LID ASSEMBLY

摘要

A lid assembly, for a floor mounted utility box allowing data/electrical cable connections, including: a frame, a lid, and a flap, wherein the frame is mounted upon the utility box so that, it lies substantially flush with the floor. The lid including rear, front panels hingedly connected; the rear edge of the rear panel hingedly connected to the rear edge of the frame. The flap is hingedly connected to the front panel, so that when the lid is closed, at least the rear/front panels lay flat and substantially flush with the level of the floor. When opened, the lid bifolds about the hinged connection between the rear/front panels, causing the forward edge of the front panel slide towards the rear edge of the frame, so that when the lid is moved to its fully opened position, the rear/front panels substantially overlay one another in the vicinity of the rear of the frame.

主权项

1. A lid assembly for a floor mounted utility box of the type allowing the connection of a variety of data and or electrical cables that when connected, extend out of the utility box, the said lid assembly including:
a frame, a lid, and a flap, wherein the frame is mounted upon the utility box and when it is mounted, it lies substantially flush with the level of the floor, and wherein the said lid includes a rear panel and a front panel that are hingedly connected to each other, and the rear edge of the rear panel is hingedly connected to the rear edge of the said frame, and wherein the said flap is hingedly connected to the forward edge of the front panel, so that when the lid is closed, at least the rear panel and the front panel lay flat and substantially flush with the level of the floor, and when the lid is opened, the lid bifolds about the hinged connection between the rear and front panels, causing the forward edge of the front panel to slide towards the rear edge of the frame, so that when the lid is moved to its fully opened position, the rear and front panels substantially overlay one another in the vicinity of the rear of the frame.