Security Panel Enclosure and Mounting System

Abstract

A mountable enclosure can include a base and a door pivotally connected along a vertical axis. The base and door can include electronic component mounting areas, horizontal cable management areas, and vertical cable management areas. A mounting system can include at least one enclosure and at least one bracket, the bracket having a rigid body with first, second, and third parallel surfaces wherein the first and third surfaces are on one plane and the second surface is on a different plane. The bracket can be fastened to the wall and the enclosure can be fastened to the bracket and the wall. Multiple enclosures can be installed in vertical alignment through a method that can require only one installer and the leveling of only the first bracket wherein notches in subsequent brackets are mated with pegs extending from the base of previously installed enclosures.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mountable enclosure for electronic components, comprising:
 a base having a generally box shape open on one side and forming a base storage area within the interior of the base, the base including an exterior base mounting surface having at least two pegs configured to stand the base off of a wall, at least two base mating portions, and at least two base fastening holes;   a door having a generally box shape open on one side forming a door storage area within the interior of the door, the door pivotally connected to the base along a vertical axis, forming a joint;   a flexible material covering a portion of the joint;   at least one electronic component mounting area within the base storage area and the door storage area;   at least one horizontal cable management area within the base storage area and the door storage area; and   at least one vertical cable management area located within the base storage area and configured to permit a cable to pass vertically through the enclosure.   
     
     
         2 . An electronic component enclosure mounting system, comprising:
 at least one enclosure, the enclosure including
 a base having a generally box shape open on one side and forming a base storage area within the interior of the base, the base including an exterior base mounting surface having at least two pegs configured to stand the base off of a wall, at least two base mating portions, and at least two base fastening holes, 
 a door having a generally box shape open on one side forming a door storage area within the interior of the door, 
 the door pivotally connected to the base along a vertical axis, forming a joint, 
 a flexible material covering a portion of the joint, 
 at least one electronic component mounting area within the base storage area and the door storage area, 
 at least one horizontal cable management area within the base storage area and the door storage area, and 
 at least one vertical cable management area located within the base storage area and configured to permit a cable to pass vertically through the enclosure; and 
   at least one bracket, the bracket including
 a rigid body having first, second, and third parallel surfaces wherein the first and third surfaces are on one plane and the second surface is on a different plane, 
 the first surface having at least two notches generally disposed at opposite ends of the first surface and a plurality of first surface fastening holes disposed along the length of the first surface, 
 the second surface having at least two slide mounting openings and at least one second surface fastening hole, and 
 the third surface having a plurality of fastening holes disposed along the length of the third surface; and 
   wherein the bracket is fastened to the wall and the enclosure is fastened to the bracket and the wall.   
     
     
         3 . A single-person method of installing an electronic component enclosure system, which comprises:
 (a) Leveling a bracket;   (b) Fastening the bracket to a wall;   (c) Fastening an enclosure to the bracket by inserting base mating portions of the enclosure into slideable mounting openings of the bracket, sliding the enclosure such that the base mating portions of the enclosure slide into a locked position of the slideable mounting openings and such that at least one base fastening hole of the enclosure is aligned with at least one bracket fastening hole of the bracket; and inserting at least one fastener through at least one base fastening hole of the enclosure and into at least one bracket fastening hole of the bracket;   (d) Fastening the enclosure to the wall by inserting at least one fastener through at least one base fastening hole of the enclosure and into the wall;   (e) Aligning a next bracket by inserting bracket slots into pegs extending from a previously installed enclosure;   (f) Repeating steps (b), (c), and (d) to install a next enclosure on the next bracket; and   (g) Repeating steps (e) and (f) until all desired enclosures have been mounted.