Enclosure Mounting Extender for Slack Cable Storage Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication system enclosures often lack sufficient space between the enclosure and the mounting surface to store excess or slack cable, necessitating a solution to mount the enclosure spaced apart from the mounting surface for cable storage.
Innovation Solution
An extender is provided that attaches to the communication system enclosure, allowing it to be mounted spaced apart from the mounting surface, creating sufficient space for slack cable storage by engaging the enclosure with a friction fit and using a flexible engagement portion with longitudinally extending ridges, and optionally nesting with additional extenders for increased spacing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the enclosure is mounted directly to the mounting surface, then the mounting is secure and simple, but there is insufficient space for slack cable storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an extender as an intermediary component between the enclosure and the mounting surface. This extender creates the necessary spacing to accommodate slack cable storage while maintaining a secure mounting configuration. The extender acts as a mediator that resolves the contradiction by providing both the required space and maintaining mounting integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is segmented into separate components: the enclosure, the extender, and the mounting surface. This segmentation allows the extender to independently provide the spacing function without complicating the overall mounting structure. The extender can be separately manufactured and attached, simplifying the manufacturing process while achieving the desired spacing.
2Volume of moving object
If an extender is added to provide spacing for cable storage, then sufficient space is created for slack cable, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The extender is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides spacing for cable storage, serves as a mounting interface, and can be nested with other extenders for adjustable spacing. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while achieving the desired cable storage space.
Solution Approach 2:
The extender features a nesting capability where multiple extenders can be stacked within each other. This nesting mechanism allows for adjustable spacing without requiring proportional increases in overall structure complexity. The nested configuration enables compact storage when not in use while providing extensive spacing capability when needed.
3Ease of operation
If the extender uses a friction fit attachment, then the attachment is simple and quick, but the holding strength may be insufficient for heavy enclosures
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism transitions from a static connection to a dynamic friction-based connection. The friction fit allows the extender to be quickly attached and detached through simple insertion and removal actions, while the friction force dynamically adjusts to hold the enclosure securely during normal operation. This dynamic attachment resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and holding strength.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The extender effectively provides additional space between the enclosure and mounting surface for slack cable storage, facilitating efficient cable management and allowing for flexible attachment and stacking configurations.
Implementation Method 1
The attachment portion may be structurally configured to attach to the communication system enclosure by a friction fit
Data Source
AI summary
An extender structurally configured to attach to a communication system enclosure to position the enclosure spaced apart from a mounting surface so as to provide space for slack cable storage between a back wall portion of the enclosure and the mounting surface. The extender may include an attachment portion structurally configured to attach to a communication system enclosure, a receiving portion structurally configured to receive a fastener for securing the communication system enclosure to the mounting surface; and a nesting portion structurally configured to allow the body portion to be arranged in a stacked configuration with a second extender.