US 12,464,655 B2
Network device with recessed venting surface
Henry Homza, Philadelphia, PA (US); Erik Stefans, Philadelphia, PA (US); Michael Jou, Philadelphia, PA (US); and FangYu Rosenwald, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,574.
Prior Publication US 2024/0260209 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0213 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20836 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network device comprising:
a housing comprising:
at least one side wall;
a top wall comprising a top surface recessed below a top end of the at least one side wall, the top surface comprising a plurality of raised surfaces, wherein a top of each of the plurality of raised surfaces is below the top end of the at least one side wall; and
a cavity defined by the top wall and the at least one side wall, wherein the top wall comprises a plurality of ventilation apertures extending from an exterior of the housing into the cavity,
wherein airflow from an interior of the housing through the plurality of ventilation apertures is not blocked when an object is positioned on the top end of the at least one side wall and above at least a portion of the top wall of the housing.