An enclosure includes a plurality of modular construction units that connect together to at least partially define an internal compartment of the enclosure. Each construction unit includes a wall segment extending a length from a corner end to a free end, and a corner segment extending outward from
An enclosure includes a plurality of modular construction units that connect together to at least partially define an internal compartment of the enclosure. Each construction unit includes a wall segment extending a length from a corner end to a free end, and a corner segment extending outward from the corner end of the wall segment. The corner segment is integrally formed with the wall segment. The corner segment includes a receiver socket that is configured to receive the free end of another corresponding construction unit therein to connect the construction units together. The construction units connect together one after the other with a chasing symmetry to define the internal compartment of the enclosure.
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1. An enclosure comprising: a plurality of z-axis sections stacked along a z-axis, each of the z-axis sections including a plurality of modular construction units connected together, wherein each modular construction unit comprises: a wall segment having a height along the z-axis and extending a len
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An enclosure comprising: a plurality of z-axis sections stacked along a z-axis, each of the z-axis sections including a plurality of modular construction units connected together, wherein each modular construction unit comprises: a wall segment having a height along the z-axis and extending a length from a corner end to a free end along an x-y plane, the x-y plane being perpendicular to the z-axis; anda corner segment extending outward from the corner end of the wall segment, the corner segment being integrally formed with the wall segment, the corner segment comprising a receiver socket that is configured to receive the free end of another corresponding modular construction unit therein to connect the modular construction units together; andwherein the modular construction units of a respective z-axis section are connected together one after the other along the x-y plane with a chasing symmetry to define the respective z-axis section, each of the z-axis sections having an internal cavity, the internal cavities of the plurality of z-axis sections combining to form an internal compartment of the enclosure. 2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein at least some of the modular construction units are fabricated from a polymer. 3. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein at least two of the modular construction units are fabricated from different materials to provide the two modular construction units with different physical properties. 4. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the z-axis sections include a top or bottom z-axis section, the top or bottom z-axis section including a cover that provides a boundary for the internal compartment, the modular construction units of the top or bottom z-axis section forming a slot that extends parallel to the x-y plane and receives an edge of the cover, the modular construction units of the top or bottom z-axis section engaging a top side of the cover and a bottom side of the cover to collectively hold the cover in a fixed position along the z-axis. 5. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the height of each wall segment extends between first and second edges of the corresponding segment that extend parallel to each other, the wall segments being sized and shaped such that, after the corresponding wall segment is cut along the z-axis between the first and second edges to remove a section of the wall segment having the free end, the wall segment has a new free end that is also sized and shaped to be received by the receiver socket. 6. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure has a z-axis dimension that is measured along the z-axis, the z-axis dimension of the enclosure being scalable by stacking one or more additional z-axis sections. 7. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the receiver socket of each for at least some of the modular construction units extend at a non-orthogonal angle relative to the length of the wall segment of the corresponding modular construction unit. 8. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein each z-axis section of the plurality of z-axis sections of the enclosure includes four modular construction units, the receiver socket of each of the modular construction units of the plurality of z-axis sections being angled at approximately 90° relative to the length of the wall segment of the corresponding modular construction unit such that the enclosure has a four-sided shape. 9. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the z-axis sections have a curved shape in the x-y plane or the shape of a parallelepiped. 10. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of z-axis sections include first and second z-axis sections that are stacked together, the height of each of the wall segments of the first and second z-axis sections being defined between opposite first and second edges that extend along the length, the first edge of one of the wall segments of the first z-axis section directly engaging the second edge of one of the wall segments of the second z-axis section. 11. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of z-axis sections includes first, second, and third z-axis sections that are stacked with respect to one another, wherein the second z-axis section comprises a radio frequency (RF) shield that extends perpendicular to the z-axis and between the internal cavities of the first and third z-axis sections to shield the internal cavities of the first and third z-axis sections from each other. 12. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of z-axis sections include first and second z-axis sections that are stacked together, the height of each of the wall segments of the first and second z-axis sections being defined between opposite first and second edges that extend along the length, the first edge of one of the wall segments of the first z-axis section directly engaging the second edge of one of the wall segments of the second z-axis section, the first and second edges having an electrically conductive adhesive therebetween, the one wall segment of the first z-axis section and the one wall segment of the second z-axis section being electrically conductive. 13. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the free ends of the modular construction units are mechanically connected to the receiver sockets of the corresponding modular construction units using at least one of a weld, an adhesive, an interference fit, or a snap fit. 14. The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising an electronic device disposed within the internal compartment, wherein the corner segments of the modular construction units of at least one z-axis section directly engage the electronic device. 15. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure has a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls being defined by stacked wall segments of the z-axis sections, the wall segments of at least one of the sidewalls being electrically conductive. 16. The enclosure of claim 12, wherein the one wall segment of the first z-axis section is a first wall segment and the one wall segment of the second z-axis section is a second wall segment, the first and second wall segments forming at least a portion of a sidewall of the enclosure, the sidewall having a port therethrough for receiving an electrical conductor or an electrical connector, the port being defined by the first and second sidewalls. 17. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein each of the wall segments has opposite first and second edges along the length of the respective wall segment, the first edge of each wall segment directly engaging and interlocking with the second edge of an adjacent wall segment. 18. The enclosure of claim 17, wherein first edge includes a male feature and the second edge includes a female feature that receives the male feature. 19. An enclosure assembly comprising: multiple sets of modular construction units in which each modular construction unit comprises: a wall segment having a height along a z-axis, the wall segment extending a length from a corner end to a free end along an x-y plane that is perpendicular to the z-axis; anda corner segment extending outward from the corner end of the wall segment, the corner segment being integrally formed with the wall segment, the corner segment comprising a receiver socket that is configured to receive the free end of another corresponding modular construction unit therein to connect the modular construction units together;wherein each set of the modular construction units forms a corresponding z-axis section when the modular construction units of the set are connected to one another along the x-y plane in a chasing symmetry, the plurality of the z-axis sections forming an enclosure when stacked along the z-axis, the z-axis sections defining respective internal cavities that combine to form an internal compartment of the enclosure. 20. The enclosure assembly of claim 19, wherein the wall segments have opposite first and second edges along the lengths of the corresponding wall segments, the first edges of some wall segments directly engaging and interlocking with the second edges of adjacent wall segments when the z-axis sections are stacked along the z-axis. 21. The enclosure assembly of claim 19, wherein the height of each wall segment extends between first and second edges of the corresponding segment that extend parallel to each other, the wall segments being sized and shaped such that, after the corresponding wall segment is cut along the z-axis between the first and second edges to remove a section of the wall segment having the free end, the wall segment has a new free end that is also sized and shaped to be received by the receiver socket.
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