Controlled access telecommunications equipment cabinet

Claim 1

A controlled access telecommunications equipment cabinet comprising: A generally rectilinear enclosure having a plurality of external sides and interior partition means defining a plurality of separate, individual compartments interiorly of said enclosure; at least one access panel on each of said external sides for selectively providing access to one and only one of said compartments; such that different compartments are accessible only from respective different ones of the access panels of said enclosure; and each said access panel being further provided with an associated locking means requiring a corresponding mating unlocking means for opening of the associated access panel; the corresponding unlocking means each being different from each other in unlocking structure means such that controlled access to each of said individual compartments through a predetermined associated access panel only, may be achieved by controlling the distribution of the respective unlocking means; and further including a split base construction for mounting said enclosure to a given surface, said split base comprising at least two spaced-apart, enclosed pedestal-like support members having hollow interiors, the hollow interiors thereof being both in alignment with and an in communication with respective selected compartments of the enclosure by being exposed thereto; and wherein at least one of said pedestal-like support members is provided on its interior with a plurality of removable mounting plates which mount a plurality of removable split cable sleeves.