Abstract: A hinge pin for use with a hinge section having a bore. The hinge pin includes a hinge pin body dimensioned to fit within a bore of a hinge section and a clip having a first end attached to the hinge pin body, the clip extending along the hinge pin body and configured to be located outside the hinge section when the hinge pin body is within the bore.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 31, 2007
Publication date:
December 4, 2008
Applicant:
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc
Inventors:
Joshua Daniel Clymer, David Lee Schaefbauer, Marcus Adrian Koukkari
Abstract: An expansion enclosure assembly includes a bottom surface having apertures formed therein. The bottom surface may be adapted for connection with a base enclosure. The base enclosure includes a generator inlet connector aperture. The expansion enclosure includes cooling fans, racks for insertion of electronic components, access panels for enabling a user to access an interior of the enclosure, fiber optic cables suitable for installation through the generator inlet connector aperture, telephone cables suitable for installation through the generator inlet connector aperture, electrical cables suitable for installation through the generator inlet connector aperture, and a battery backup unit. The fiber optic cables, the telephone cables, and electrical cables of the expansion enclosure may be inserted through the generator inlet connector aperture during mounting of the expansion enclosure on the base enclosure.
Abstract: An enclosure includes an enclosure body section having a first side which is at least partially open. The enclosure body section includes a second side adjacent to the first side, the second side having a cut-out extending to and open along the at partially open area of the first side and defining a cable entry section of the enclosure. A closure member is mountable to the enclosure body section to at least partially cover the cable entry section.
Abstract: An apparatus to interlock a multi-door enclosure includes an actuating member slidably mountable to the enclosure between a primary door and a secondary door. The actuating member includes a first end extendable through an opening in a door post between the primary door and the secondary door. The apparatus includes a latching member slidably mounted to the actuating member and extending over a second end of the actuating member to engage a portion of the secondary door.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2005
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2007
Assignee:
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
Inventors:
Anteneh Guebre-Tsadik, Robert Martin Kalstabakken, Joseph David Ricke, Dean Jerome Bergerson
Abstract: A frame assembly for at least partially enclosing a raised floor structure includes a bottom frame member positioned adjacent an associated raised floor structure. A pair of spaced apart side frame members are connected to and extend upwardly from the bottom frame member. A top frame member is spaced from the bottom frame member and connected to the pair of side frame members. At least one picket extends between and is connected to the top and bottom frame members. The at least one picket is oriented approximately parallel to the side frame members. A screen is selectively mounted to at least one of the top and bottom frame members and the side frame members. The screen is located adjacent the at least one picket.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 29, 2007
Assignee:
Patio Enclosures Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Nowell, Jerry D. DeLiberato, Tony P. Bouquot
Abstract: A triple slide assembly for a three panel door system that mounts on a two track header and allows the panels to slide easily and sequentially with an interlocking function that provides a means to align the panels. The outer rails or panels each have an inward facing track to support rollers mounted to the middle rail or panel in an alternating configuration. The track and roller assembly interlocks the three panels and has stops, positioned in the ends of the inward facing tracks, keep the panels interlocked. The inward facing tracks and middle rail or panel remain aligned with the header when the outer panels are adjusted to align with adjacent door jambs to provide a smooth sliding operation. The triple slide assembly can be used for a six-door, center opening enclosure and for a five panel sliding assembly mounted on a three track header.
Abstract: An electrical enclosure having an improved sealing and shielding component and a method of manufacturing such an enclosure is provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a wire mesh is positioned against the surface of the enclosure. While the wire mesh is being positioned against the enclosure surface, a foam is formed on the enclosure surface adjacent the wire mesh. The foam generally adheres to the enclosure surface and holds the wire mesh in place. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the foam has a height equal to or greater than the height of the wire mesh. The improved sealing and shielding components can, for example, improve the sealing and shielding of the electrical enclosure as compared to conventional electrical enclosures. The present electrical enclosure may, for example, also reduce the cost of manufacturing electrical enclosures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2006
Assignee:
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
Inventors:
John Emil Richard, William Joseph Nepsha, Timothy Lloyd Mullen, Thomas R. Hurney, Paul Rutherford, Jr., Tom Erickson, Chuck Lavigne, Thomas E. Anderson
Abstract: A door jamb assembly for an EMI shielded room with the room having an electrically conductive room shield, an electrically conductive door, the jamb comprising electrically conductive members electrically connected to the room shield and biased to the confines of the door jamb; and a means for extending the conductive members outwardly from the door jamb so as to establish electrical contact with the door.
Abstract: A corner bracket assembly for use in an associated movable frame assembly is provided. The corner bracket assembly includes a first housing piece having upstanding coupling pins. A second housing piece has receiving pockets for connecting engagement with the coupling pins and defining a cavity therebetween. A roller assembly is received within the cavity. The roller assembly includes a roller housing, a threaded engaging portion defined in the roller housing, and a roller rotatably mounted within the roller housing. A threaded fastener is rotatably mounted between the first and second housing pieces and is in threaded engagement with the roller assembly. A track is defined between the first and second housing pieces and the roller assembly for linearly adjusting a position of the roller assembly in relation to the first and second housing pieces.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 3, 2002
Date of Patent:
November 9, 2004
Assignee:
Patio Enclosures, Inc.
Inventors:
David C. Perich, Tony Bouquot, Robert Maier, Dave Alan Bina
Abstract: In one aspect, a modular fan system includes a fan, a plenum member adapted to be mounted to the fan and adapted to be mounted to an enclosure, a gasket adapted to be mounted between the plenum member and the enclosure, a filter adapted to be mounted within the plenum member, and a grille adapted to be mounted to the plenum member. In the system, one or more of the fan, the plenum member, the gasket, the filter, and the grille are both assemblable into a first fan assembly and are alternatively assemblable into a second fan assembly. Another aspect also provides a stand-off collar adapted to be mounted to the enclosure, a first grille adapted to be mounted to the plenum member and adapted to be alternatively mounted to the stand-off collar, and an EMI/RFI shielding grille adapted to be mounted to the plenum member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 11, 2001
Date of Patent:
August 17, 2004
Assignee:
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
Inventors:
Shawn J. Kipka, Bryon K. Jorgenson, Joe Ricke, Seweryn Sadura, Anthony K. Gross
Abstract: An AC adapter mounting structure is constructed to include a housing holding a rack. The housing has two vertical pivot rods and two locating holes symmetrically disposed in top and bottom sides of a side opening thereof, and an AC adapter for positioning in the rack inside the housing. The AC adapter has two pivots respectively pivoted in the pivot holes, two short positioning rods for engaging the locating holes of the housing after the pivots are pivoted in the pivot holes and the AC adapter is turned to the inside of the housing, and two stop blocks, which are forced into engagement with respective retaining holes in the rack when the AC adapter is set into the inside of the housing.
Abstract: An electrical enclosure having an improved sealing and shielding component and a method of manufacturing such an enclosure is provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a wire mesh is positioned against the surface of the enclosure. While the wire mesh is being positioned against the enclosure surface, a foam is formed on the enclosure surface adjacent the wire mesh. The foam generally adheres to the enclosure surface and holds the wire mesh in place. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the foam has a height equal to or greater than the height of the wire mesh. The improved sealing and shielding components can, for example, improve the sealing and shielding of the electrical enclosure as compared to conventional electrical enclosures. The present electrical enclosure may, for example, also reduce the cost of manufacturing electrical enclosures.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 31, 2003
Publication date:
January 22, 2004
Applicant:
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
Inventors:
John Emil Richard, William Joseph Nepsha, Timothy Lloyd Mullen, Thomas R. Hurney, Paul Rutherford, Tom Erickson, Chuck Lavigne, Thomas E. Anderson
Abstract: A four-column rack including a first rack having a pair of upright columns connected by a first cross-member, a second rack having a pair of upright columns connected by a second cross-member. The first and second racks are connected by an adjustment member. The adjustment member has a first end attached to the first cross-member of the first rack and a second end attached to the second cross-member of the second rack.
Abstract: A corner bracket assembly for use in an associated frame assembly is provided. The corner bracket assembly comprises a body, a first leg and second leg. The first leg extends from the body and is adapted to be connected to a first frame member of the associated frame assembly. The second leg extends from the body in a direction approximately normal to the first leg and is adapted to be connected to a second frame member of the associate frame assembly. The corner bracket assembly further comprises a roller element rotatably mounted within one of at least two axially spaced positions in at least one of the body, the first leg, and the second leg. The roller element protrudes outward a selected distance relative to at least one of the body, the first leg, and the second leg.