US 12,455,426 B2
House box with mounting surface for mounted access
Peter A. Carapella, Fayettesville, NY (US); and William L Crawford, Syracuse, NY (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/229,787.
Application 17/229,787 is a continuation of application No. 15/819,989, filed on Nov. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,976,512.
Application 15/819,989 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/964,568, filed on Dec. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,882,362, issued on Jan. 30, 2018.
Application 14/964,568 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/863,427, filed on Sep. 23, 2015, granted, now 9,952,397, issued on Apr. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/425,046, filed on Nov. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/089,587, filed on Dec. 9, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/053,850, filed on Sep. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0231897 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4447 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4441 (2013.01); G02B 6/4457 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); H02G 3/081 (2013.01); H02G 3/086 (2013.01); G02B 6/4448 (2013.01); G02B 6/445 (2013.01); G02B 6/4478 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An access control device comprising:
a configuration base member configured to be coupled to a first type of telecommunications system component;
a housing portion configured to be coupled with the configuration base member, wherein the configuration base member and the housing portion are configured to define an enclosure having a cavity;
a component platform configured to be pivotally connected to the configuration base member;
an access control panel member configured to be coupled to a radio frequency (RF) cable component;
wherein the housing portion is configured to be movable relative to the configuration base member between an open configuration providing access to the cavity and a closed configuration preventing access to the cavity;
wherein the configuration base member has a back wall and a side wall extending from the back wall;
wherein the access control panel has an opening at a first end thereof, and the first end of the access control panel is adjacent to the side wall of the configuration base member;
wherein the RF cable component is configured to be coupled to an RF cable;
wherein the component platform is configured to have the first type of telecommunications system component mounted thereto such that the first type of telecommunications system component pivots with the component platform;
wherein the access control panel member is configured to block access to the first type of telecommunications system component while providing an operator access to the RF cable component when the access control panel member is in a first position relative to the configuration base member; and
wherein the component platform is connected to the configuration base member via a connection portion that permits the component platform to pivot to a configuration such that the component platform is tilted away from the base member so as to provide enhanced access to the component platform.