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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Adrianus Van Gaal, Kanata, CA;
Catena Networks, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A cooling apparatus attaches to a cabinet housing electronics for protecting the electronics from external elements. The cooling apparatus includes an exterior surface for exposure to the external elements and a coupling that attaches the exterior surface to the cabinet. When the cooling apparatus is attached to a surface of the cabinet, the exterior surface is maintained in a spaced-apart relationship from the cabinet, forming an enclosed channel having a pair of openings, one of the openings being located above the other. In such a manner, the cooling apparatus can be added to cool an existing, installed, in-place cabinet without requiring extensive modification to the existing cabinet.