Detachable street light base terminal cabinet

• US 4,199,072 A
• Filed: 04/16/1979
• Issued: 04/22/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenneth R. Jacks
• Original Assignee: Kenneth R. Jacks
• Inventors: Jacks, Kenneth R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moy, Joseph Man-Fu
• Application Number:
  US06/030,485
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 220/3.3, 220/3.4, 220/3.5, 220/3.8, 220/3.9, 220/18, 220/340, 220/3.94, 220/3.9, 220/3.92, 220/337, 220/338, 220/340, 248/25, 248/507, 248/500
• US Class Current: 220/3.4
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/012 Details of mechanical connections
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/40 Wall-mounted casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 9/10 in cable chambers, e.g. in manhole or in handhole

Abstract

A cabinet having an opening in the bottom thereof through which electrical conductors are extendible from a street light base, the cabinet having a cover detachably secured thereto which is lockable in place. The cabinet is secured over the base of the street light which are of various shapes and sizes by bolts extending upwardly from the base through a plurality of clamp bars. The clamp bars are adapted to adjustably fit over the existing bolts of the street light base and extend over a lip formed in the bottom of the cabinet to secure same to the base over the wires. The wires are connected together and a cover is locked in place over the wires to prevent shock from the electrical current.

Claims

1. A terminal cabinet for temporarily enclosing exposed electrical conductors on a street light base, the street light base having at least three upwardly extending bolts used to secure the light post thereto, the improvement comprising:

a base having upwardly extending sides, each side of said base having an inwardly extending flange formed about the interior perimeter of the sides such that a central passage is formed through the bottom of the base the base further being positioned such that the electrical conductors and bolts extend upwardly through said passage;

a solid cover having downwardly deflected sides extending downwardly over the upper portion of the sides of the base;

means detachably securing the cover to the base;

means to lock said cover to the base;

clamp bars having a bolt receiving passage formed therein to be secured over the bolts on the street light base and over a portion of the flange on the inside of the base; and

means secured to said bolts for urging the clamp bars against the flange of the base to secure the base to the street light base.

2. The combination called for in claim 1 wherein said clamp bars comprise:

C-shaped channels having an oblong slot formed therein adapted to adjustably fit over the bolts and a portion of the bottom.

3. A terminal cabinet for temporarily enclosing electrical conductors extending outwardly from a street light base, the street light base having a plurality of outwardly extending bolts for securing the street light post thereto, the improvement comprising:

a lower cabinet portion having upwardly extending sides;

an inwardly extending flange formed about the interior perimeter of the lower portion of the sides of said lower cabinet portion;

a cover having downwardly deflected sides slideably disposed over said sides of said lower cabinet portion;

means detachably securing said cover over said lower cabinet portion;

means to lock said cover to said lower cabinet portion;

clamp bars having an elongated bolt receiving passage formed therein to receive said outwardly extending bolts of said street light base such that the clamp bar may be moved over the bolt and simultaneously over a portion of said flange; and

a nut secured to said bolt urging said clamp bar against said flange of said lower cabinet portion to secure said lower cabinet portion to said street light base.

4. A terminal cabinet for temporarily enclosing electrical conductors extending outwardly from a street light base, the street light base having a plurality of outwardly extending bolts for securing the street light post thereto, the improvement comprising:

a lower cabinet portion having three sides of substantially equal height and a fourth side of lower height, said fourth side having a deflected flange extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom;

an inwardly extending flange formed about the interior perimeter of the lower portion of the sides of said lower cabinet portion;

a cover having downwardly deflected sides adapted to be slideably disposed over said sides of said lower cabinet portion, one of said sides of said cover having a downwardly deflected flange having an L-shaped flange formed on the lower edge thereof to form a pocket which is slideably disposed over the lower edge of said deflected flange on said fourth side of said lower cabinet portion;

means to lock said cover to said lower cabinet portion;

clamp bars having an elongated slot formed therein adapted to receive said outwardly extending bolts of said street light base such that the clamp bar may be moved over the bolt and simultaneously over an edge of said flange; and

a nut secured to said bolt adapted to urge said clamp bar against said flange of said lower cabinet portion to secure said lower cabinet portion to said street light base.

5. A terminal cabinet according to claim 4, wherein said flange has a U-shaped slot formed in each of the corners to receive an outwardly extending bolt of said street light base.