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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1998
John W. Tucker, Flowery Branch, GA (US);
Richard A. Clark, Atlanta, GA (US);
William H. Roeder, Norcross, GA (US);
Steven B. Flemig, Woodstock, GA (US);
LXE, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A wireless network access point enclosure sized to fit in place of a panel in a standard hanging acoustical-panel ceiling. The enclosure includes a sealed pan that houses the network access point outside the room space, typically in the building space above the ceiling. The enclosure is designed to meet fire code regulations that apply to devices placed within a building's air-handling space. The enclosure includes a ventilated cover that mounts to the pan. The cover is substantially flush with the ceiling when attached to the pan. Only a small antenna, which mounts to a receptacle in the cover, extends into the room space. Power and communications cables for the network access point may be routed above the ceiling and through a cable receptacle in the pan. The enclosure also includes a plate within the enclosure for mounting the network access point and maintaining a ventilation space between the device and the enclosure pan. The ventilated cover and the mounting plate keep the network access point from overheating while the sealed pan forms a substantially sealed smoke barrier that meets fire code regulations.