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Enclosures for electronic components and methods for manufacturing the same are shown. In one embodiment, the enclosure includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall defining an interior space of the enclosure. A first mounting channel and a second mounting ch

Enclosures for electronic components and methods for manufacturing the same are shown. In one embodiment, the enclosure includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall defining an interior space of the enclosure. A first mounting channel and a second mounting channel can be coupled to each one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall. A side channel can be removably coupled to the first mounting channel and the second mounting channel. A mounting panel can be removably coupled to the side channel, the mounting panel providing a flat surface extending away from the side channel towards a sidewall opposite a sidewall nearest the side channel and adapted to support electronic components.

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1. An enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure comprising: a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall defining an interior space of the enclosure, the first sidewall being opposite from the third sidewall, and the second sidewall being opposite from the fo

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An enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure comprising: a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall defining an interior space of the enclosure, the first sidewall being opposite from the third sidewall, and the second sidewall being opposite from the fourth sidewall;a door hingedly coupled to a front edge of one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall, the door covering a door opening leading into the interior space;a first front mounting channel and a first rear mounting channel coupled to the first sidewall, wherein the first front mounting channel has a first mounting face that is oriented substantially perpendicular to the door opening and recessed relative to the door opening in a direction parallel to the door opening a first amount sufficient to allow first fastening hardware attached to the first mounting face to clear the door opening; anda first grid strap having a first plurality of attachment points spaced along a length of the first grid strap to accommodate mounting of components within the interior space of the enclosure, the first grid strap having a rear end and a front end, the rear end including a flange insertable into a first rear aperture formed in the first rear mounting channel and the front end including a first front aperture to receive a first fastener to mount the front end to the first front mounting channel. 2. The enclosure of claim 1 and further comprising: a second front mounting channel and a second rear mounting channel coupled to the third sidewall, wherein the second front mounting channel has a second mounting face that is oriented substantially perpendicular to the door opening and recessed relative to the door opening in the direction parallel to the door opening a second amount sufficient to allow second fastening hardware attached to the second mounting face to clear the door opening; anda second grid strap having a plurality of attachment points spaced along a length of the second grid strap to accommodate mounting of the components within the interior space of the enclosure, the second grid strap having a rear end and a front end, the rear end including a flange insertable into a second rear aperture formed in the second rear mounting channel and the front end including a second front aperture to receive a second fastener to mount the front end to the second front mounting channel. 3. An enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure comprising: a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall defining an interior space of the enclosure, the first sidewall being opposite from the third sidewall, and the second sidewall being opposite from the fourth sidewall;a door hingedly coupled to a first edge of one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall, the door covering a door opening leading into the interior space;a first mounting channel and a second mounting channel coupled to each one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall, the first mounting channel having a mounting face that is oriented substantially perpendicular to the door opening and recessed relative to the door opening in a direction parallel to the door opening an amount sufficient to allow fastening hardware attached to the first mounting channel to clear the door opening;a side channel removably coupled to the first mounting channel and the second mounting channel; anda mounting panel removably coupled to the side channel, the mounting panel providing a flat surface extending away from the side channel and the second sidewall toward the fourth sidewall electronic components being coupled to the flat surface of the mounting panel;the side channel including a grid strap with a plurality of attachment points spaced along a length of the side channel, the plurality of attachment points enabling selective positioning of the mounting panel at a plurality of depths within the interior space in order to accommodate various sizes of electronic components attached to the mounting panel, the side channel including a first end and a second end, the first end including at least one flange to mount the first end to the first mounting channel near a front portion of the enclosure, the second end including at least one aperture to receive a fastener to mount the second end to the second mounting channel near a rear portion of the enclosure. 4. The enclosure of claim 3 and further comprising a first set of hinge posts mounted to the first edge of one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall; and a second set of hinge posts mounted opposite to the first set of hinge posts; wherein the door is selectively coupleable to the first set of hinge posts and the second set of hinge posts. 5. The enclosure of claim 3 wherein the first mounting channel and the second mounting channel each include an inward-facing side that include apertures to serve as mounting locations, the inward-facing sides being angled to allow access to fasteners. 6. The enclosure of claim 5 wherein the inward-facing side forms an angle of approximately 70 degrees with respect to the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall. 7. The enclosure of claim 3 wherein the mounting panel is hingedly coupled to the side channel to allow the mounting panel to swing open to reveal electronic components normally concealed by the mounting panel. 8. The enclosure of claim 3 wherein the at least one flange mounts the first end of the side channel to the first mounting channel without additional hardware by the at least one flange being received in an aperture along the first mounting channel. 9. The enclosure of claim 3 and further comprising a gland plate removably coupled to the first mounting channel and the second mounting channel, the gland plate forming a section of one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall. 10. The enclosure of claim 3 and further comprising a backwall coupled to second edges of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall. 11. The enclosure of claim 3, wherein the mounting panel is removably coupled to the side channel by engaging at least one mounted standoff, the at least one mounted standoff being removably coupled to the side channel. 12. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the mounting panel includes at least one perforation, the at least one perforation engaging the at least one mounted standoff. 13. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the mounting panel includes at least one mounting hole.