Service pedestal for electrical control means including a meter

Claim 2

A service pedestal for an electrical control system or the like wherein the pedestal is adapted to be mounted on a supporting surface and said pedestal has a pair of upstanding elongated side walls, a back wall interconnecting the side walls and back wall and top and bottom walls interconnected thereto, the improvement which comrpises: a. A selectively closable inner door, having at least one opening extending therethrough, hingedly connected to one of said side walls and forming a cabinet having an interior chamber completely sealed off from the environment when said inner door is in closed position, said hinge being removeable, b. cable and utility wire clearance means mounted in the interior chamber dividing said chamber into two sections, a narrow section and a water section, said cable and utility wire clearance means including a barrier having a first portion extending upwardly within said chamber from the bottom thereof generally parallel to the plane of one of said side walls and spaced therefrom, then includes a second portion integral with said first portion extending toward said one of said side walls and spaced therefrom, generally normal to said first portion and generally parallel to the surface on which said pedestal would be mounted, when said pedestal is mounted on a surface, then includes a third portion connected to said second portion extending upwardly within said chamber generally parallel to the plane of said one of said side walls but spaced from said one of said side walls, then includes a fourth portion integral with said third portion extending inwardly toward the central longitudinal axis of said chamber at an angle from the vertical and toward said top wall, said third portion being relatively longer than both said first and fourth portions, the spacing between said third portion and said one of said side walls being substantially less than the spacing between said third portion and the other of said side walls, c. a selectively closable outer door hingedly connected to one of said side walls and completely sealing off both sections of said chamber and said first mentioned inner door when the outer door is in closed position.

Claim 3

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein said inner door is hingedly connected to said one of said side walls by a hinge having a removable portion thereof so that said door is removable from said pedestal.

Claim 4

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein said fourth portion of said barrier extends at an angle of about 30* from the vertical.

Claim 5

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein sealing means are provided about substantially the entire inner periphery of said outer door.

Claim 6

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein said second portion of said barrier is removably connected to said third portion.

Claim 7

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein a standoff is mounted on said back wall in the wider section of said chamber, said standoff having a plurality of circuit breakers mounted thereon and including a pair of generally flat flanges removably secured to said back wall, a pair of side members integral with each of said flanges, said side members extending in a direction toward the respective side walls of said pedestal, and a generally flat plate integrally connected to said side members, said circuit breakers being mounted on said plate.

Claim 8

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein one or more of said walls includes knockout panels therein.

Claim 9

In the pedestal of claim 1 wherein flange members extend generally horizontal from the lowermost portions of each of said side walls and integral therewith, said flange members having a plurality of apertures therein for securing said flange members to said supporting surface.

Claim 10

In the pedestal of claim 1 further including: d. electrical control means mounted in the wider section of said pedestal, said means including a plurality of flexible cables operatively connected thereto.

Claim 11

In the pedestal of claim 9 wherein said inner door includes at least one additional opening extending therethrough.

Claim 12

The pedestal of claim 9 wherein the electrical control means include manually operable control means, and said inner door includes an opening therein generally aligned with said manually operable control means whereby said control means can be operated without the necessity of opening the inner door.

Claim 13

The pedestal of claim 1 wherein said side walls, back wall, and top wall and door comprise a lower section of said pedestal and said top wall includes an opening therein and an upper section removably connected to said top wall also having a pair of side walls, a back wall interconnected to said last-mentioned side walls, a top wall interconnecting said last-mentioned side walls and back wall, and a removable front wall completely closing off the interior of said upper section, the side walls, front wall and back wall of said upper section being generally co-planar with the respective side walls, door and back wall of said lower section, and the opening in the top wall of said lower section communicating with the interior of said upper section.

Claim 14

In the pedestal of claim 12 wherein one or more of said walls includes knockout panels therein.

Claim 15

The pedestal of claim 12 further including electrical control means mounted in the lower section of the pedestal, in the wider section thereof, said control means including a plurality of flexible cables operatively connected thereto.

Claim 16

The pedestal of claim 14 wherein the electrical control means include manually operable control menas, and the inner door of the lower section of the pedestal includes an opening therein generally aligned with said manually operable control means whereby said control means can be operated without the necessity of opening the inner door.

Claim 17

The pedestal of claim 12 wherein a plurality of landing lugs are mounted on a terminal box installed in the interior of said upper section.

Claim 18

In the pedestal of claim 12 wherein said terminal box includes a meter removably and operatively connected therein.

Claim 19

In the pedestal of claim 17 wherein said front wall of said upper section includes a transparent window therein generally aligned with said meter for reading said meter without the necessity of removing said front wall of said upper section.

Claim 20

A service pedestal for an electrical distribution system wherein the pedestal has a pair of upstanding elongated side walls a bAck wall interconnecting the side walls and a top wall interconnecting the side walls and the top wall, the improvement which comprises: a. a two section pedestal wherein said side walls, back wall and top wall comprise a lower section of said pedestal and said top wall includes an opening therein: and an upper section removably connected to said top wall of the lower section, said upper section also having a pair of side walls, a back wall interconnected to said last-mentioned side walls, a top wall interconnecting said last mentioned side walls and back wall, and a removeable front wall which completely closes off the interior of said upper section, wherein the lower section has a selectively closable outer door bearing an optional lock mechanism, and is hingedly connected to one of the side walls of the lower section thereby forming a cabinet having an interior chamber when the outer door is in a closed position; the side walls, back wall and outer door being generally co-planar to the respective side walls, back wall and front wall of the upper section, and the opening in the top wall of said lower section communicating with the interior of the said upper section, wherein flange members extend generally horizontally from the lowermost portions of each of said side walls and integral therewith, said flange members having a plurality of apertures therein for securing said flange members to a supporting surface, said lower section having a selectively closable inner door having at least one opening extending therethrough, hingedly connected to one of said lower section side walls, said inner door being interposed behind the outer door and being sealed off from the enviroment by the outer door, the hinged connection for said inner door being removeable, cable and utility wire clearance means mounted in the interior chamber dividing said chamber into two sections, a narrow section and a wider section, said calbe and utility wire clearance means including a barrier having a first portion extending upwardly within said chamber from the bottom thereof generally parallel to the plane of one of said side walls and spaced therefrom, then including a second portion integral with said first portion extending toward said one of said side walls and spaced therefrom, generally normal to said first portion and generally parallel to the surface on which said pedestal would be mounted, when said pedestal is mounted on a surface, then includes a third portion connected to said second portion extending upwardly within said chamber generally parallel to the plane of said one of said side walls but spaced from said one of said side walls, then includes a fourth portion integral with said third portion extending inwardly toward the central longitudinal axis of said chamber at an angle from the vertical and toward said top wall, said third portion being relatively longer than both said first and fourth portions, the spacing between said third portion and one of said side walls being substantially less than the spacing between said third portion and the other of said side walls.

Claim 21

A service pedestal for an electrical distribution system wherein the pedestal has a pair of upstanding elongated side walls a bAck wall interconnecting the side walls and a top wall interconnecting the side walls and the top wall, the improvement which comprises: a. a two section pedestal wherein said side walls, back wall and top wall comprise a lower section of said pedestal and said top wall includes an opening therein: and an upper section removably connected to said top wall of the lower section, said upper section also having a pair of side walls, a back wall interconnected to said last-mentioned side walls, a top wall interconnecting said last mentioned side walls and back wall, and a removeable front wall which completely closes off the interior of said upper section, wherein the lower section has a selectively closable outer door bearing an optional lock mechanism, and is hingedly connected to one of the side walls of the lower section thereby forming a cabinet having an interior chamber when the outer door is in a closed position; the side walls, back wall and outer door being generally co-planar to the respective side walls, back wall and front wall of the upper section, and the opening in the top wall of said lower section communicating with the interior of the said upper section, wherein flange members extend generally horizontally from the lowermost portions of each of said side walls and integral therewith, said flange members having a plurality of apertures therein for securing said flange members to a supporting surface, said lower section having a selectively closable inner door having at least one opening extending therethrough, hingedly connected to one of said lower section side walls, said inner door being interposed behind the outer door and being sealed off from the enviroment by the outer door, the hinged connection for said inner door being removeable, cable and utility wire clearance means mounted in the interior chamber dividing said chamber into two sections, a narrow section and a wider section, said calbe and utility wire clearance means including a barrier having a first portion extending upwardly within said chamber from the bottom thereof generally parallel to the plane of one of said side walls and spaced therefrom, then including a second portion integral with said first portion extending toward said one of said side walls and spaced therefrom, generally normal to said first portion and generally parallel to the surface on which said pedestal would be mounted, when said pedestal is mounted on a surface, then includes a third portion connected to said second portion extending upwardly within said chamber generally parallel to the plane of said one of said side walls but spaced from said one of said side walls, then includes a fourth portion integral with said third portion extending inwardly toward the central longitudinal axis of said chamber at an angle from the vertical and toward said top wall, said third portion being relatively longer than both said first and fourth portions, the spacing between said third portion and one of said side walls being substantially less than the spacing between said third portion and the other of said side walls.

Claim 22

The pedestal of claim 19 further including electrical control means mounted in the wider section of the lower section of the pedestal, said means including a plurality of flexible cables operatively connected thereto, said cables extending through the opening of the top portion of the lower section and into operative engagement with a plurality of landing lugs mounted in the interior of the upper section on a terminal box installed therein, and said terminal box includes a meter removably and operatively connected therein, and wherein the electrical control means include manually operable control means and said inner door includes an opening therein generally aligned with said manually operable means whereby said manually operable means can be operated without the necessity of opening the inner door.

Claim 23

In the pedestal of claim 20 wherein the manually operable control means Comprise at least one circuit breaker, and the front wall of the upper section includes a transparent window therein generally aligned with the said meter for reading same.