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An enclosure for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communication network includes a skeleton frame structure (1, 2, 3, 4) and a plurality of panels (10, 11, 15, 16, 17). The frame structure includes upper (1) and lower (2) forwardly projecting frame portions. At least the upper frame portion (1) is arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure. At least some of the plurality of panels are at least partly releasable from the skeleton frame structure. The enclosure can be formed from a flat pack.
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- The invention relates to an enclosure, in particular, but not exclusively, to an enclosure suitable for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communications network. The invention also relates to a flat pack from which an enclosure can be formed, to an enclosure installation and to a method of connecting cables in an enclosure.
- An enclosure is commonly provided in a communications network to house a multiplicity of cable connections. In order to protect the connections and also to protect persons from connections, the connections are surrounded by an enclosure. It is important that the enclosure is substantially closed on all sides in order to provide the desired degree of protection. On the other hand, the cables have to be connected in the enclosure and, in order to make efficient use of space, a high density of connections is desirable; consequently it is desirable for the enclosure to provide as little obstruction as possible to access for the purpose of making the connections or access for serviceability. Those two requirements have proved difficult to reconcile.
- It is an object of the invention to provide an enclosure which, after connections have been made, can provide full protection to those connections, but which also is able to cause very little obstruction to access when connections are being made.
- According to the invention there is provided an enclosure comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels, wherein the frame structure includes upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions, of which at least the upper frame portion is arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, and at least some of the plurality of panels are at least partly releasable from the skeleton frame structure.
- With the enclosure of the invention, it is possible to make the cable connections when only the skeleton frame structure is in place. Thereafter the panels can be attached to form a fully protected enclosure. Since at least the upper frame portion is arranged as a cantilever there may be no frame structure below the upper frame portion except at the back of the enclosure so that very open access to the enclosure is possible from all directions for making the cable connections.
- Preferably the lower frame portion is also arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure. Such an arrangement improves accessibility when making cable connections.
- Usually the enclosure of the invention will be arranged to be able to be mounted on an upright wall. It is also possible, however, for the enclosure to be free standing; in that case the lower frame portion although arranged in the manner of a cantilever may not actually act in that way because it may be supported over all of its underside.
- Preferably the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions comprise respective upper and lower frame members. It is advantageous to make the upper and lower frame portions from separate members to reduce the space occupied by the dismantled frame. Also the same upper and lower frame portions can then be used for enclosures of different heights.
- Preferably each of the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions includes a front, substantially horizontal portion and a pair of side, substantially horizontal portions extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the front portion to the rear of the enclosure. With such an arrangement the frame portions encroach very little on the interior space of the enclosure and pose very little obstruction to horizontal movement of any body through the enclosure.
- Preferably each of the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions includes rear, substantially vertical portions, extending vertically from the rear ends of the side portions. Preferably the rear ends of the frame portions at one side of the enclosure are secured to a first, common, vertically extending member and the rear ends of the frame portions at the other side of the enclosure are secured to a second, common, vertically extending member. Preferably the frame portions are received in channels formed in the vertically extending members. With such an arrangement a strong and rigid connection can be made between the frame portions, the vertically extending members thereby producing a strong and rigid frame. Furthermore the height of the frame can be altered simply by altering the length of the vertically extending members. The vertically extending members may be formed of sheet metal pressed into the desired shape to form the channels.
- Preferably the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions are formed of one or more tubular members. Tubular members are readily manufactured and can readily provide a strong and rigid structure.
- Enclosures usually include a top panel, bottom panel, and a pair of side panels, and in many cases also a front panel.
- Preferably, the enclosure of the invention includes a top panel which is detachably mounted over the upper frame portion; similarly, the enclosure preferably includes a bottom panel which is detachably mounted under the lower frame portion. The top and bottom panels are preferably secured to the upper and lower frame portions, respectively. The top and/or bottom panel may be provided with an openable part to allow cables to enter the enclosure.
- Preferably the enclosure includes a front panel pivotably mounted for pivoting about a vertical axis at a side of the enclosure.
- Preferably the enclosure includes at least one side panel that is securable in a fixed position over a side of the enclosure but is partly releasable to provide a panel pivotable about a vertical axis at the rear of the enclosure. By pivoting the side panel outwardly about a vertical axis at the rear of the enclosure the side of the enclosure becomes highly accessible especially at the front. The at least one side panel is preferably fully detachable. With the side panel fully detached even more open access is provided. Preferably both of a pair of opposite side panels of the enclosure are as defined above.
- The front panel and/or the side panels are preferably mounted on the top and bottom panels outside the skeleton frame structure. With the preferred disposition of the upper and lower frame portions the connections between the top and bottom panels and the other panels they mount are close to the frame portion and therefore the top and bottom panels do not themselves require great strength in order to provide a satisfactory mounting of the other panels.
- For some applications it is preferable that the enclosure further includes a swing frame mounted on the skeleton frame for pivoting movement about a substantially vertical axis disposed at a side of the enclosure. Such a moving frame can be accommodated entirely within the rest of the enclosure after connections have been made but can be swung out of the enclosure through an angle which may be at least 180° to allow excellent access to the swing frame and to any region of the enclosure behind the swing frame.
- Preferably the substantially vertical axis of pivoting of the swing frame is disposed approximately midway between the front and the back of the enclosure. In such a case, swinging the swing frame through 180° can usually be accommodated and in the position where the swing frame is swung out through 180° it will not project forwardly any further from the vertical plane containing the rear of the skeleton frame, than the remaining part of the enclosure; that is advantageous, for example, if work has to be carried out on the enclosure when it is mounted in a narrow corridor.
- The swing frame preferably comprises a first side portion extending forwardly from the substantially vertical axis of pivoting, a second front portion adjacent to the front of the enclosure and, preferably, also a third side portion extending rearwardly from the front portion on the opposite side of the enclosure to the substantially vertical axis of pivoting, the locations as viewed in plan of the frame portions referred to being ones that are adopted when the swing frame is in its stored position within the remainder of the enclosure.
- Preferably the bottom of the swing frame is above the lower frame portion and the top of the swing frame is below the upper frame portion. The swing frame preferably includes an upper frame portion underlying the upper frame portion of the skeleton frame and a lower frame portion overlying the lower frame portion of the skeleton frame. The swing frame is preferably formed of one or more tubular members. In such a case the presence of the swing frame can be arranged to have very little effect on the space available for connections within the enclosure and on the ease of accessibility to all regions of the enclosure. Furthermore, in the case where the swing frame has a third side portion extending rearwardly from the front portion of the frame on the opposite side of the enclosure to the substantially vertical axis of pivoting of the swing frame, the third side portion may extend rearwardly of the axis of pivoting adjacent to the side of the enclosure. The third side portion can still be able to be swung out even though it has to pass through the side of the remainder of the enclosure because the side panel can be at least partly releasable to allow such movement.
- The enclosure may be referred to as a cabinet and may be used for any suitable purpose but is especially designed for use in a telecommunications or data communications network. The enclosure may therefore be referred to as an electrical equipment cabinet. In an enclosure for use in a telecommunications or data communications network it is conventional to provide vertically extending mounting angles suitable for mounting cable equipment, for example, cable blocks or the like to which ends of cables are connected and suitable for mounting shelves on which telecommunications or data communications equipment, for example, modems, can be placed. The enclosure of the invention may accordingly further include a pair of vertically extending mounting angles fixed to the upper and lower frame portions. The mounting angles may be suitable for mounting cable blocks or the like. The mounting angles may be designed according to any required standard such as a telecommunications standard; for example they may be IEC 297-1 mounting angles or ETSI 300-119
Part 3 mounting angles or mounting angles according to any other telecommunications standard. - Although the form of frame structure defined above is regarded as highly desirable, it is within the scope of the invention to adopt somewhat different frame structures. Accordingly, the invention also provides an enclosure comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels at Least some of which are at least partly detachable from the frame structure. Away from its rear, the enclosure is preferably free of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically; if the enclosure is not entirely free of such a vertically extending frame structure then that frame structure is preferably confined to one side so that in the middle and on the other side of the frame structure the enclosure is unobstructed by such vertically extending members. Such an arrangement is especially advantageous in allowing the swing frame referred to above to be used to its maximum advantage. The enclosure may include any of the features referred to in the paragraphs above.
- An advantageous feature of the enclosure of the present invention is that it can be supplied as a kit comprising a plurality of separate members which can be packed substantially flat. Accordingly the invention further provides a flat pack including frame members and panels for assembling on site into an enclosure as defined above.
- The invention further provides an enclosure installation including an enclosure as defined above and a multiplicity of cables entering the enclosure in the region of the rear thereof. The installation may further include cable connecting equipment fixed to the frame structure.
- The invention further provides a telecommunications or data communications network including an enclosure installation as defined above.
- The invention still further provides a method of connecting cables in an enclosure, the method including the following steps:
- locating a skeleton frame structure of the enclosure in its required position,
- connecting ends of cables within the enclosure, and
- securing side and front panels to the frame structure in a closed condition to form, together with top and bottom panels that are fitted during the method, an enclosure in which cables are connected.
- The frame structure may be located before the cables are connected, but it is also possible to make the cable connections first and then locate the enclosure over the connections.
- Since the cables are connected before the side and front panels are secured in a closed condition, and can also be connected before the top and bottom panels are fitted, the process of connecting the cables can be virtually unhindered by the enclosure. Preferably the top and bottom panels are fitted before the side and front panels and serve to mount the side and front panels. The enclosure may be supplied as a flat pack and the skeleton frame assembled from parts of the flat pack. The enclosure may be in any of the forms defined above.
- By way of example certain embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a skeleton frame of an enclosure,
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 1 with a pair of mounting angles added,
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 2 with top and bottom panels added,
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 3 with cross-frame members added,
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 4 with final parts added to the top and bottom panels,
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 5 with side panels added,
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 6 with a front panel added, the assembly defining a complete enclosure,
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are front and side views of a hinge fastener employed in the assembly steps illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7,
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 2 but showing an assembly incorporating a swing frame,
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a partly assembled enclosure incorporating a swing frame in a similar, but different, way to FIG. 9, and
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 2 but showing an alternative pair of mounting angles.
- It is convenient to describe the enclosure by describing the sequence of steps by which it is assembled. FIG. 1 shows the first stage of assembly in which a skeleton frame structure has been created, the structure including an upper forwardly projecting frame part1, a lower forwardly projecting
front part 2, a first vertically extendingmember 3 and a second vertically extendingmember 4. The upper forwardly projecting frame part 1 comprises a single tubular member of square cross-section bent to form a front, horizontal,portion 1 a, a pair of side,horizontal portions front portion 1 a and a pair of rear,vertical portions 1 d and 1 e extending downwardly from the rear ends of theside portions frame part 2 similarly comprises a single tubular member of square cross-section bent to form a front, horizontal,portion 2 a, a pair of side, horizontal,portions 2 b and a pair of rear, vertical,portions 2 d and 2 e extending upwardly from the rear ends of theside portions frame parts 1 and 2 are formed by bending, there are curved bends at the junctions of each of theportions 1 a to 1 e and at the junctions of each of theportions 2 a to 2 e. - Each of the vertically extending
members member 3 will be described below. Themember 3 is generally of channel section having achannel 3 a of a width just sufficient to receive thevertical portions frame parts 1 and 2. Anouter wall 3 b defining the channel is deeper than an inner wall 3 c and both of the walls terminate inflanges flange 3 d is cut away at its top and bottom extremity to allow the passage of theside portions reference numeral 5 to allow access for a fastening tool when the enclosure is mounted on a wall by means of suitable fasteners (not shown) which are passed throughholes 6 in therear portions channel 3 a. It will be understood that themember 4 is arranged in substantially the same way in relation to the end portions 1 e and 2 e and theside portions - Once the upper and
lower frame parts 1, 2 are rigidly secured to the vertically extendingmembers holes members rear portions members - Referring now to FIG. 2, a pair of mounting
angles 7 and 8 are then fixed to the skeleton frame by screw threaded fasteners passing through slots in the ends of the mounting angles 7, 8 and engaging in selected ones of series ofholes 9 formed in the inner side faces of theside portions - Once the assembly stage of FIG. 2 has been reached, it is possible to mount cable blocks or the like on the mounting angles and to connect ends of cables as desired, the cables entering the enclosure from above or below at the rear. It may be noted that the cables may be disposed vertically up or down the wall behind the enclosure before the skeleton frame is secured to the wall without impeding the securing of the frame.
- FIG. 3 shows a
top panel 10 and abottom panel 11 added to the skeleton frame. Thetop panel 10 is placed over the upper frame part 1 and secured thereto byfasteners 111 screwed intoholes 12 formed in the top faces of theside portions front portion 1 a. Similarly thebottom panel 11 is placed under thelower frame part 2 and secured thereto by fasteners (not visible) screwed into holes (not visible) formed in the bottom faces of theside portions front portions 2 a. As can be seen in FIG. 3 the top andbottom panels lower frame parts 1 and 2. - As shown in FIG. 4,
cross-frame members 13 are next secured over the top of thebottom panel 11 between theside portions top panel 10 between theside portions holes 14 in the top and bottom panels. It should be understood that only thelower cross-frame member 13 is visible in the drawings but anupper cross-frame member 13 is located in a similar manner to the lower one at the top of the enclosure. - As can be seen in FIG. 4, both the top and
bottom panels final closure part closure parts parts cross members 13. In FIG. 5 thepanels closure parts side panels front panel 17 as shown in FIG. 7. Theside panels front panel 17 are held in position by resiliently biased pins which are mounted in those panels but are biased into engagement in holes provided in the top and bottom panels, as will now be described more fully with reference also to FIGS. 8A and 8B. Eachside panel side panels bracket 20 comprising alonger arm 21 withfastening holes 22 by which thearm 21 may be secured flat against a part of a panel, for example by rivets, and ashorter arm 21A having a central aperture in which an “L” shapedpin 23 is mounted. Thepin 23 has ashorter part 27 and alonger part 24. Partway along the length of the part 24 acirclip 25 is axially located and acompression spring 26 is provided on thepart 24 between thecirclip 25 and thebracket arm 21A thereby resiliently biasing the pin in a downward direction as viewed in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Theshorter part 27 limits the downward movement of the pin by virtue of its engagement with thebracket arm 21A and also provides a convenient projection by which a person can raise the pin against the resilient bias of thespring 26. - In FIG. 8B a part of the
bottom panel 11 and a lower rear portion of theside panel 16 is shown, the bottom flange of theside panel 16 being indicated byreference numeral 28 and the vertical face of thepanel 16 being indicated by reference numeral 29. Aplastic bush 25 is press fitted into theflange 28 of theside panel 16 and provides a slide mounting for thedistal end 30 of the pin. Thebottom panel 11 has an opening 31 (also marked in FIGS. 3 to 5) which, when theside panel 16 is correctly positioned, is aligned with theend 30 of the pin and into which the pin is biased by thespring 26. Thus it will be seen that the pin connection between thepanels spring 26 and then releasing it. - Whilst FIG. 8B shown the pin arrangement at one corner of the
side panel 16, it should be understood that similar arrangements are provided at the other corners of thepanel 16 and at the four corners of theside panel 15. Also, a similar arrangement is provided at the top and bottom of the left hand side only (as seen in FIG. 7) of thefront panel 17. The pins mounting thefront panel 17 therefore act as a hinge for thefront panel 17 and that panel is provided with arotatable latch 33 which is releasably engageable in aslot 34 in the side panel 15 (FIG. 6) to hold the panel in a closed condition. Thepanel 17 shown in FIG. 7 has a cleartransparent part 35 to allow visual inspection of the enclosure without opening thepanel 17. - When the
side panels front panel 17. Such a partly detached arrangement of a side panel allows the side panel to be pivoted outwardly through at least 90° to allow clear access to the sides of the enclosure without having to detach the panel completely. - The completed enclosure will typically have a width in the range of 600 to 850 mm, a depth in the range of 250 to 600 mm and a height in the range of 370 to 1040 mm.
- Whilst one particular form of enclosure has been described above, there are of course many modifications that can be made to the design and which may improve the design for particular applications.
- One significant modification is that shown in FIG. 9, in which a
swing frame 40 is mounted on the skeleton frame of the enclosure. Theswing frame 40 generally comprises anupper frame member 41, alower frame member 42 and a pair of vertical mounting angles 43, 44. Theframe members front portion side portions frame member 42 is positioned immediately above the lower forwardly projectingframe part 2 and theframe member 41 is positioned immediately below the upper forwardly projecting frame part 1. - The mounting angles43, 44 which in this embodiment are equivalent to the mounting angles 7 and 8 of FIG. 2 extend between the
frame members - The
side portions 41 c and 42 c of theframe members side portions frame parts 1 and 2 byshafts holes 47 provided in the top face of theside portion 2 c and the bottom face (not visible in FIG. 9) of theside portion 1 c. As will be appreciated by mounting the swing frame in more rearward ones of theholes 47, the position of the swing frame can be moved rearwardly. - By virtue of its mounting, the swing frame can be pivoted, from the position shown in FIG. 9, through an angle of at least 180° to provide unimpeded access to the rear of any components fixed on the swing frame. It should be noted that even if the lengths of the
side portions frame members side panel 15 is not fixed in position, or is only fixed at the back and is pivoted into an open position. - When the swing frame is pivoted through 180°, it will project forwardly from the vertical wall on which the enclosure is mounted, less far than the skeleton frame structure, thus not creating any obstruction.
- FIG. 10 illustrates another form of enclosure incorporating a swing frame. In this case, the
swing frame 40A is shown in its open position and it will also be seen that the swing frame is pivotally connected to theside portions frame parts 1 and 2. Also catches 49 are fixed on theside portions grooves 50 on their inner faces, thegrooves 50 being arranged to accommodaterounded projections 51 on the outer faces of the distal ends of theframe members 41 and 42 (only the roundedportion 51 on the top of the upper face of theframe member 41 is visible in FIG. 10). It will be understood that as the swing frame is pivoted into the closed position therounded projections 51 ride up over the leading edges of thecatches 49 and then fall back into thegrooves 50 resiliently holding the swing frame in a closed position. - Apart from the details described above and that in FIG. 10 the top and
bottom panels - FIG. 11 shows another, minor, modification that can be made and shows different mounting
angles Part 3 mounting angles. - Whilst in the illustrated embodiments the panels are shown without ventilation openings, it is of course possible to provide such openings, if desired. Also, whilst the
front panel 17 is shown with atransparent part 35, it is of course possible for the whole of the panel to be formed of sheer metal. - It will be appreciated from the description above that with the exception of the upper and lower forwardly projecting
frame parts 1 and 2, all the components of the enclosure can be stored flat when dissembled. The vertical extent of theframe parts 1 and 2 is limited to the length of theportions
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1. An enclosure comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels, wherein the frame structure includes upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions, of which at least the upper frame portion is arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, and at least some of the plurality of panels are at least partly releasable from the skeleton frame structure.
2. An enclosure according to claim 1 , in which the lower frame portion is also arranged as a cantilever being supported at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure.
3. An enclosure according to claim 1 or 2, arranged to be able to be mounted on an upright wall.
4. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, in which the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions comprise respective upper and lower frame members.
5. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, in which each of the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions includes a front, substantially horizontal portion and a pair of side, substantially horizontal portions extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the front portion to the rear of the enclosure.
6. An enclosure according to claim 5 , in which each of the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions includes rear, substantially vertical portions, extending vertically from the rear ends of the side portions.
7. An enclosure according to claim 5 or 6, in which the rear ends of the frame portions at one side of the enclosure are secured to a first, common, vertically extending member and the rear ends of the frame portions at the other side of the enclosure are secured to a second, common, vertically extending member.
8. An enclosure according to claim 7 , in which the frame portions are received in channels formed in the vertically extending member.
9. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, in which the upper and lower forwardly projecting frame portions are formed of one or more tubular members.
10. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, including a top panel which is detachably mounted over the upper frame portion.
11. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, including a bottom panel which is detachably mounted under the lower frame portion.
12. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, in which the top and bottom panels are secured to the upper and lower frame portions, respectively.
13. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, including a front panel pivotably mounted for pivoting about a vertical axis at a side of the enclosure.
14. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, including at least one side panel that is securable in a fixed position over a side of the enclosure but is partly releasable to provide a panel pivotable about a vertical axis at the rear of the enclosure.
15. An enclosure according to claim 14 , in which the side panel is fully detachable.
16. An enclosure according to claim 14 or 15, in which the at least one side panel is both of a pair of opposite side panels of the enclosure.
17. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, further including a swing frame mounted on the skeleton frame for pivoting movement about a substantially vertical axis disposed at a side of the enclosure.
18. An enclosure according to claim 17 , in which the substantially vertical axis of pivoting of the swing frame is disposed approximately midway between the front and the back of the enclosure.
19. An enclosure according to claim 17 or 18 in which the swing frame comprises a first side portion extending forwardly from the substantially vertical axis of pivoting, a second front portion adjacent to the front of the enclosure and, preferably, a third side portion extending rearwardly from the front portion on the opposite side of the enclosure to the substantially vertical axis of pivoting, the locations as viewed in plan of the frame portions referred to being ones that are adopted when the swing frame is in its stored position within the remainder of the enclosure.
20. An enclosure according to any one of claims 17 to 19 , in which the bottom of the swing frame is above the lower frame portion and the top of the swing frame is below the upper frame portion.
21. An enclosure according to any preceding claim, further including a pair of vertically extending mounting angles fixed to the upper and lower frame portions.
22. An enclosure comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels at least some of which are at least partly detachable from the frame structure.
23. An enclosure according to claim 22 , in which, away from its rear, the enclosure is free, at least other than on one side, of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically.
24. An enclosure according to claim 22 , in which, away from its rear, the enclosure is free of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically.
25. An electrical equipment cabinet comprising an enclosure according to any preceding claim.
26. A flat pack including frame members and panels for assembling on site into an enclosure as claimed in any preceding claim.
27. An enclosure installation including an enclosure according to any one of claims 1 to 25 and a multiplicity of cables entering the enclosure in the region of the rear thereof.
28. An enclosure installation according to claim 27 , further including cable connecting equipment fixed to the frame structure.
29. An enclosure installation according to claim 27 or 28, in which the enclosure is mounted on an upright wall.
30. A telecommunications or data communications network including an enclosure installation according to any one of claims 27 to 29 .
31. A method of connecting cables in an enclosure, the method including the following steps:
locating a skeleton frame structure of the enclosure in its required position,
connecting ends of cables within the enclosure, and
securing side and front panels to the frame structure in a closed condition to form, together with top and bottom panels that are fitted during the method, an enclosure in which cables are connected.
32. A method according to claim 31 , in which the enclosure is supplied as a flat pack and the skeleton frame assembled from parts of the flat pack.
33. A method according to claim 31 or 32, in which the enclosure is according to any one of claims 1 to 25 .
34. An enclosure suitable for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communications network, the enclosure being arranged to be mounted on an upright wall and comprising a skeleton frame structure and a plurality of panels at least some of which are at least partly detachable from the frame structure, wherein the frame structure includes upper and lower forwardly projecting frame parts for supporting cable connecting equipment, each frame part being secured at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, and wherein, away from its rear, the enclosure is free of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically.
35. A flat pack including frame members and panels for assembling on site into an enclosure suitable for housing connections of cables and connection equipment in a telecommunications or data communications network, the frame members forming in the assembled enclosure a skeleton frame structure including upper and lower forwardly projecting frame parts for supporting cable connecting equipment, each frame part being secured at its rear end and extending forwardly to the front of the enclosure, the enclosure being free away from its rear of any frame structure extending a substantial distance vertically, and at least some of the panels being at least partly detachable from the frame structure when the enclosure has been assembled.
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