COBRA ARM ENCLOSURE DEVICE
A cobra arm enclosure device has a hull, a lid, and features for a light pole and a light fixture to attach hereto. The device has a generally rectangular prismatic form that sheds precipitation and ice. It has a top surface upon the lid, a bottom surface upon the hull, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back. The enclosure has an extension that fits into a light fixture. The back of the enclosure has a receiver that fits upon a light pole arm. The enclosure has a width generally greater than that of the cobra arm. Within the invention, it has a storage capacity for electrical components. The invention is an inline enclosure for direct transmission of electrical power and signaling. The invention serves in a system where a central control operates street lighting across a city.
1 . An enclosure device comprising:
a hull bottom having transverse a receiver and a collinear extension, and a first lip;
a hull top having a second lip corresponding to said first lip;
a cord fitting into said first lip within said second lip;
wherein said hull top fits contiguously upon said hull bottom; and
wherein said enclosure device is adapted to be installed inline on a light pole.
2 . The enclosure device of claim 1 , wherein said enclosure device further comprises:
said second lip having a groove therein; and
said cord fitting into said groove.
3 . The enclosure device of claim 2 , wherein said enclosure device further comprises:
said first lip having a strip closing upon said cord when said device is assembled.
4 . The enclosure device of claim 1 , wherein said enclosure device further comprises:
said receiver generally centered within an interior volume of said hull bottom and opening into said device; and
said extension generally centered on an exterior side of said hull bottom and extending outwardly from said device.
5 . The enclosure device of claim 4 , wherein said receiver extends inwardly into said volume and said extension is generally collinear with said receiver and in communication with said receiver.
6 . The enclosure device of claim 5 , wherein said extension has a hollow cylindrical form, and an opening collinear with said receiver.
7 . The enclosure device of claim 5 further comprising:
said hull bottom having a plurality of first standoffs spaced upon a bottom surface thereof and defining a common plane; and
said lid having a top surface opposite said hull bottom, and a plurality of second standoffs spaced upon said top surface and defining a common plane.
8 . The enclosure device of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one tab upon a front surface of said hull bottom proximate said lip, and at least one tab upon a back surface of said hull bottom proximate said lip;
said at least one tab upon said front surface and said back surface extending outwardly from said hull bottom and providing for securement with said lid; and
said hull top extension is adapted to fit into a light of a light pole, and said device is adapted to install inline between said light and said light pole.
9 . The enclosure device of claim 1 , said enclosure device installed inline between said light and said light pole.
10 . The enclosure device of claim 1 , wherein a light-emitted diode (LED) light strip is installed along a length of an arm of said light pole.
11 . The enclosure device of claim 1 , wherein an interior of said enclosure device is sized and shaped to accommodate a power supply adapting a power line of said light pole to supply power to said LED.
12 . A municipal lighting system comprising:
a municipal light pole comprising a pole, an arm extending therefrom, and a light at an end of said arm distal said pole;
a light-emitting diode (LED) strip installed along a length of said arm;
a processor adapted to regulate and control said light; and
an enclosure device installed inline on said arm between said light and said light pole, said processor installed in said enclosure device and operatively connected to said light.
13 . The municipal lighting system of claim 12 , further comprising a radio operatively connected to said processor.
14 . The municipal lighting system of claim 13 , further comprising a power supply installed within said enclosure.
15 . The municipal lighting system of claim 14 , wherein said power supply connects to an electrical line of said light pole and conditions power of said line for use by said processor and said radio.
16 . The municipal lighting system of claim 12 , further comprising a memory in communication with said processor.
17 . The municipal lighting system of claim 12 , further comprising a node adapted to communicate with a central controller.
18 . The municipal lighting system of claim 17 , wherein said lighting system is one of a plurality of such lighting systems operated by coordinated signals from a single source.
19 . The municipal lighting system of claim 18 , wherein said single source is a controlling computer.
20 . The municipal lighting system of claim 19 , wherein said controlling computer regulates the operating of said light using said processor by sending commands and control to said municipal lighting system.