Terminal enclosure and extension therefor

Claim 2

Apparatus comprising an extension for a terminal enclosure, said extension being open at each end, said extension including a rear member cooperating with a front member to form a hollow housing, said rear member being longer than said front member, flange means on said rear member removably supporting said front member, a channel member juxtaposed to the inner surface of said front member and cooperating therewith to define an enclosed channel, means removably securing said channel member to said front member, and means adjacent one end of said rear member for facilitating attachment of said rear member to a mating portion of a terminal enclosure.

Claim 3

Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means removably securing said channel member to said front member includes tabs struck from the wall of said front member, said tabs overlying a flange on said channel member.

Claim 4

Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 including a notch at one end of said front member, said notch being contiguous to said channel.

Claim 5

Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said extension is generally rectangular in cross-section, said rear member having side flanges projecting from a rear wall towards said front member, said front member having a pair of side flanges projecting towards the rear wall on said rear member, and said flanges on said rear member constituting said flange means.

Claim 6

Apparatus comprising a terminal enclosure adapted to contain wires and devices for supporting wires, said enclosure including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said flanges, said enclosure being closed at its top end and open at its bottom end, a detachable extension for said enclosure, said extension including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said last mentioned flanges, a channel member juxtaposed to the inner surface of the extension front member to form a channel therewith, means removably securing said channel member to said extension front member, and means attaching the top end of said extension rear member to the bottom end of said enclosure rear member.

Claim 7

Apparatus comprising a terminal enclosure adapted to contain wires and devices for supporting wires, said enclosure including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said flanges, said enclosure being closed at its top end and open at its bottom end, a detachable extension for said enclosure, said extension including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said last mentioned flanges, a channel member juxtaposed to the inner surface of the extension front member to form a channel therewith, means removably securing said channel member to said extension front member, and means attaching the top end of said extension rear member to the bottom end of said enclosure rear member.

Claim 8

Apparatus comprising a terminal enclosure adapted to contain wires, said enclosure including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said flanges, said enclosure being closed at its top end and open at its bottom end, said enclosure having mounting means including at least one hole adjacent the bottom end thereof for removably attaching the enclosure to support structure, a detachable extension for extending the length of and for removably supporting said enclosure, said extension including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said last mentioned flanges, said extension being open at each end, the top end of said extension being telescoped with respect to the bottom end of said enclosure, means removably attaching the top end of said extension rear member to the bottom end of said enClosure rear member, said attaching means including at least one hole in said extension rear member aligned with a mating hole of said enclosure mounting means and a removable securing means extending through the aligned holes, a mounting means adjacent the bottom end of said extension for removably attaching said extension to support structure, whereby said enclosure is selectively mounted directly on support structure or indirectly mounted on support structure by way of said extension.

Claim 9

Apparatus comprising a terminal enclosure adapted to contain wires, said enclosure including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said flanges, said enclosure being closed at its top end and open at its bottom end, said enclosure having mounting means including at least one hole adjacent the bottom end thereof for removably attaching the enclosure to support structure, a detachable extension for extending the length of and for removably supporting said enclosure, said extension including a rear member having side flanges and a front member removably supported by said last mentioned flanges, said extension being open at each end, the top end of said extension being telescoped with respect to the bottom end of said enclosure, means removably attaching the top end of said extension rear member to the bottom end of said enClosure rear member, said attaching means including at least one hole in said extension rear member aligned with a mating hole of said enclosure mounting means and a removable securing means extending through the aligned holes, a mounting means adjacent the bottom end of said extension for removably attaching said extension to support structure, whereby said enclosure is selectively mounted directly on support structure or indirectly mounted on support structure by way of said extension.

Claim 10

Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein said extension rear member is longer than said extension front member, the lower ends of said extension members being at the same elevation, and said extension mounting means including at least one hole in said extension rear member adjacent the bottom end thereof.