Outdoor telecommunications equipment enclosures having slide lock assemblies
US8739998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An outdoor telecommunications equipment enclosure includes a dome, a base for receiving the dome, and a slide lock assembly for coupling the dome to the base. The slide lock assembly includes a housing coupled to one of the dome and the base and defining a channel and a slider positioned within the channel. The slider is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position for engaging the other one of the dome and the base. In one example embodiment, one of the slider and the housing includes multiple protrusions in contact with the other one of the slider and the housing. The protrusions inhibit surface contact between the slider and the housing. In another example embodiment, the slide lock assembly includes a gasket, seal and/or plug to inhibit ingress of debris into the slide lock assembly. In yet another example embodiment, the slide lock assembly includes a rotator having an actuator head accessible to a user such that when the rotator is rotated in a first direction via the actuator head, the rotator moves the slider into the extended position.
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