Abstract: An enclosure includes a battery chamber for housing one or more rechargeable batteries capable of releasing hydrogen gas over time, a ventilation chamber positioned above the battery chamber, and a wall extending between the battery chamber and the ventilation chamber. The battery chamber includes an inlet for allowing air to enter the battery chamber. The wall includes one or more perforations to allow hydrogen gas released by the one or more rechargeable batteries to pass from the battery chamber into the ventilation chamber. The ventilation chamber includes at least one exterior wall having one or more perforations to allow the hydrogen gas in the ventilation chamber to exit the enclosure. Other example enclosures and methods of exhausting hydrogen gas from enclosures are also disclosed.

Abstract: An enclosure includes a base, a hood pivotably coupled to the base, and a latching assembly for coupling the hood to the base. The hood is configured to move between a closed position and an open position. The latching assembly includes a fixed bracket coupled to the base, a latch coupled to the hood and configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position, a spring element coupled to the latch and configured to bias the latch in the extended position to releasably couple the latch to the fixed bracket when the hood is in the open position, and a fastener coupled to the latch. The fastener is configured to move the latch to the retracted position to disengage the latch from the fixed bracket allowing the hood to move to the closed position. Other example enclosures and latching assemblies are also disclosed.