Terminal housing

Claim 1

A terminal housing comprising frame structure including top and bottom structure and corner members extending therebetween at the rear corners of the housing, said structure leaving the front and sides of the housing substantially open, and including means to mount one or more terminal panels between the top and bottom frame structure and extending generally forward in a horizontally arched configuration from the rear corner members so as to present the front faces of the panels toward the front and sides of the housing, doors hinged to said frame structure adjacent said rear corner members, said doors having a closed position in which they extend forward from said corner members across the open sides and front of the housing to form a peripherally continuous front and side enclosure between the top and bottom frame structure to cover the exposed front faces of the terminal panels, said doors being movable outward to expose substantially the entire front face area of the panels for service access, a cap overlying said top frame structure and having a top closure wall and a depending peripheral flange, spring means acting between said top frame structure and said cap and normally supporting the cap in a raised position in which its peripheral flange clears the tops of the doors to permit the doors to be opened to expose the terminal panels, said cap being movable downward from said raised position, against the force of the springs, to a lowered closure position in which its peripheral flange overlaps the tops of the closed doors to secure the same in closed position and close the top of the housing against the weather, guide means for guiding the cap for movement between said raised and lowered positions, actuating means connected to the cap for moving the same from its spring-supported raised position to its closure position, said actuating means including a lever which moves past dead center against the force of said spring means so as to secure the cap in its lowered closure position.