Patents Assigned to Qube Corporation
  • Patent number: 5555989
    Abstract: A rigid plastic enclosure is made from flat blanks. The enclosure is particularly well suited for use as an electrical or electronic component enclosure. The top, bottom, back, and side walls of the enclosure are parts of a structure made by cutting and/or routing a sheet of plastic which can be folded into an open-faced, box-shaped structure. A cover or face plate can be fastened to the structure to complete the enclosure. Because the enclosure is constructed from plastic, holes can be easily drilled into its walls, eliminating the need for providing knockout holes at predetermined locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Qube Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Moran, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5377396
    Abstract: The invention relates to the method of making a hinge joining rigid plastic pieces at least one fourth inch thick and includes machining a series of hinge knuckles along straight edges of first and second pieces of rigid plastic, machining keyhole shaped passages perpendicular to and across the width of hinge knuckles of the pieces, the keyhole shaped passages each having a tubular central portion and an outwardly extending slot of narrower width on one side of each knuckle, each hinge knuckle having a width less than the space between adjacent knuckles so that the knuckles of each of the two pieces may be assembled by interleaving the hinge knuckles, and inserting a hinge pin through the aligned tubular central portion to hinge together the first and second pieces. The invention also relates to the hinge structure as so manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Qube Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Moran, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5316165
    Abstract: A rigid plastic enclosure made from flat blanks which is particularly well suited for use as an electrical or electronic component enclosure. The top, bottom, back, and side walls of the enclosure are parts of a unitary structure made by cutting and/or routing a single sheet of plastic which can be folded and locked into an open-faced, box-shaped structure. A cover or face plate can be fastened to the folded and locked structure to complete the enclosure. Because the enclosure is constructed from plastic, holes can be easily drilled into its walls, eliminating the need for providing knockout holes at predetermined locations. The invention is lighter than steel enclosures, and can be shipped and stored in a flat configuration, thereby saving space and allowing for lower shipping and handling costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Qube Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Moran, Jr.