1. A telecommunications distribution box, comprising:
a housing;
an electrical component removably mounted in said housing;
a cover plate movably connected to said housing and movable between open and closed positions; and
a lip extending outwardly from said cover plate, said lip covering said electrical component when said cover plate is in said closed position to prevent accessing and removing said electrical component.
2. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 1, wherein
said electrical component is a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver module.
3. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 2, wherein
said lip covers a release latch of said SFP transceiver module to prevent accessing and removing said SFP transceiver module.
4. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 1, wherein
tabs extending outwardly from said cover plate are received by slots in said housing to allow said cover plate to pivot between said open and closed positions.
5. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 1, wherein
a fastener secures said cover plate to said housing when said cover plate is in said closed position.
6. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 5, wherein
said fastener is a captive fastener.
7. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 1, wherein
a recess in said cover plate allows access for a tool to facilitate pivoting said cover plate from said closed to said open position.
8. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of DS1 andor DS3 ports are mounted in said housing and are accessible when said cover plate is in said open and closed positions.
9. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of Ethernet ports are mounted in said housing and are accessible when said cover plate is in said open and closed positions.
10. A telecommunications distribution box, comprising:
a housing;
a mounting panel disposed in said housing;
a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver module removably connected to said mounting panel;
a cover plate movably connected to said mounting panel and movable between open and closed positions;
a lip extending outwardly from said cover plate, said lip covering said SFP transceiver module electrical component when said cover plate is in said closed position to prevent accessing and removing said SFP transceiver module;
a plurality of DS1 andor DS3 ports connected to said mounting panel and being accessible when said cover plate is in said open and closed positions; and
a plurality of Ethernet ports connected to said mounting panel and being accessible when said cover plate is in said open and closed positions.
11. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 10, wherein
said lip covers a release latch of said SFP transceiver module to prevent accessing and removing said SFP transceiver module.
12. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 10, wherein
tabs extending outwardly from said cover plate are received by slots in said mounting panel to allow said cover plate to pivot between said open and closed positions.
13. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 10, wherein
a fastener secures said cover plate to said mounting panel when said cover plate is in said closed position.
14. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 13, wherein
said fastener is a captive fastener.
15. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 10, wherein
a recess in said cover plate allows access for a tool to facilitate pivoting said cover plate from said closed to said open position.
16. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 10, wherein
a cover movably connected to said housing and movable between open and closed positions, said cover plate being accessible when said cover is in said open position.
17. The telecommunications distribution box according to claim 10, wherein
a guide post connected to said cover plate is received by an opening in said mounting panel when said cover plate is in said closed position to facilitate aligning said cover plate with said mounting panel.
18. A method of preventing access to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver module installed in a telecommunications distribution box, comprising the steps of
installing the SFP transceiver module with a cover plate in an open position; and
moving the cover plate to a closed position such that a lip covers the SFP transceiver module to prevent access to a release latch thereof.
19. The method of preventing access to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver module installed in a telecommunications distribution box according to claim 18, further comprising
locking the cover plate in the closed position.
20. The method of preventing access to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver module installed in a telecommunications distribution box according to claim 19, further comprising
moving the cover plate to the open position to provide access to the release latch of the SFP transceiver module.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A thermally insulative, reflective sleeve for protecting a member against exposure to heat, comprising:
a resilient textile tubular inner layer having an inner surface exposed to a cavity of the sleeve, said inner layer being one of a nonwoven textile material or a woven textile material;
a resilient tubular outer layer having an outer reflective surface exposed to the surrounding environment;
a resilient tubular intermediate layer constructed of an impervious sheet material sandwiched between said inner and outer layers; and
said inner, outer and intermediate layers being resiliently, radially compressible and expandable and convoluted to provide the sleeve with an enhanced flexibility to be routed over meandering paths.
2. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said inner layer and said intermediate layer are bonded to one another with a thermoset adhesive.
3. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said inner layer is a fiber reinforced textile material.
4. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 3 wherein said inner layer is a nonwoven textile material.
5. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said inner layer is fiberglass.
6. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said intermediate layer is a polyester film.
7. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 6 wherein said polyester film is a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate.
8. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said outer layer is a metal foil.
9. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 8 wherein said metal foil is a composite lamination.
10. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said outer layer has overlapping regions and non-overlapping regions, said overlapping regions being bonded to one another.
11. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 10 wherein said outer layer is not bonded to said intermediate layer and is moveable relative to said intermediate layer.
12. The thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve of claim 1 wherein said inner layer is a woven material.
13. A method of constructing a thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve, comprising:
applying a resilient intermediate layer constructed of an impervious sheet to a resilient textile inner layer to form a tubular configuration with an inner surface of the textile inner layer being exposed to a cavity of the sleeve;
applying an outer layer about the intermediate layer to form the tubular configuration having the intermediate layer sandwiched between the inner and outer layers with the outer layer having an outer reflective surface exposed to the surrounding environment; and
simultaneously forming convolutes in the inner, intermediate and outer layers to provide the tubular configuration with an enhanced flexibility.
14. The method of claim 13 further including bonding the inner layer and the intermediate layer to one another with a thermoset adhesive.
15. The method of claim 13 further including providing the inner layer as a textile nonwoven material.
16. The method of claim 13 further including providing the inner layer as a woven material.
17. The method of claim 13 further including providing the intermediate layer as a polyester film.
18. The method of claim 13 further including providing the outer layer as a metal foil.
19. The method of claim 13 further including spiral wrapping the outer layer about the intermediate layer and forming overlapped regions of the outer layer that overlap one another.
20. The method of claim 19 further including bonding the overlapped regions to one another with an adhesive.
21. The method of claim 20 further including maintaining the outer layer in non-bonded relation with the intermediate layer.