Equipment locking device

1 . An equipment locking device for locking equipment within a rack, comprising:

an equipment locking mechanism connected to the equipment, the equipment locking mechanism having an unlocked state where the equipment is configured to slide within the rack, and a locked state where the equipment is configured to be locked from sliding within the rack;

a trigger that is rotatably positionable at a set state and a tripped state, wherein the set state of the trigger is a different rotatable position of the trigger than the tripped state, wherein the trigger retains the equipment locking mechanism in the unlocked state when the trigger is positioned in the set state, and wherein the trigger trips to the tripped state based on an engagement of the trigger with the rack, automatically causing the equipment locking mechanism to transition to the locked state when tripped; and

a handle rotatably connected to the equipment locking mechanism, wherein the handle is slidable in a sliding direction away from the equipment locking mechanism such that the sliding of the handle causes the trigger to transition from the tripped state back to the set state, thereby retracting the equipment locking mechanism to the unlocked state, wherein the handle is rotatable about the sliding direction.

2 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the handle rotates 90 degrees about the sliding direction.

3 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the handle rotates 180 degrees about the sliding direction.

4 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the equipment locking mechanism further comprises a retraction bar and an auto-ejector, wherein the sliding direction is along longitudinal dimension of the retraction bar, and wherein the handle is rotatable about the retraction bar.

5 . The equipment locking device of claim 4 , wherein the handle is rotatably connected to the retraction bar within the equipment locking mechanism.

6 . The equipment locking device of claim 5 , wherein sliding the handle wedges the retraction bar inside the auto-ejector allowing the trigger to move from being tripped back to being set.

7 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the equipment locking mechanism in the locked state is configured to interface with an aperture in the rack to lock the equipment from sliding within the rack.

8 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is configured to be tripped in response to making contact with the rack as the equipment moves into the rack.

9 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the equipment is one of a server, a storage device, a router, a switch, a hub, or a bridge.

10 . The equipment locking device of claim 1 , wherein the rack includes one or more rack connectors and the equipment includes one or more equipment connectors.

11 . The equipment locking device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more rack connectors are connected to the one or more equipment connectors when the trigger is tripped and moves the equipment locking mechanism from the unlocked state to the locked state.

12 . The equipment locking device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more rack connectors and the one or more equipment connectors are one or more of a power connector, a cooling connector, an ethernet connector, a USB connector, and a bus connector.

13 . An equipment locking device for locking an equipment within a rack, comprising:

a first equipment locking mechanism connected to a first side of the equipment, the first equipment locking mechanism having an unlocked state where the equipment is configured to slide within the rack based at least partly on the unlocked state of the first equipment locking mechanism, and a locked state wherein the equipment is configured to be locked from sliding within the rack based at least in part on the locked state of the first equipment locking mechanism;

a first trigger that is rotatably positionable at a set state and a tripped state of the first trigger, wherein the set state of the first trigger is a different rotatable position of the first trigger than the tripped state, wherein the first trigger retains the first equipment locking mechanism in the unlocked state when the first trigger is positioned in the set state, and wherein the first trigger trips to the tripped state based on an engagement of the first trigger with the rack, automatically causing the first equipment locking mechanism to transition to the locked state when tripped;

a first handle rotatably connected to the first equipment locking mechanism, wherein the first handle is slidable in a sliding direction away from the first equipment locking mechanism such that the sliding of the first handle causes the first trigger to transition from the tripped state back to the set state, thereby retracting the first equipment locking mechanism to the unlocked state, wherein the first handle is rotatable about the sliding direction;

a second equipment locking mechanism connected to a second side of the equipment;

a second trigger that retains the second equipment locking mechanism in an unlocked state when positioned in a set position of the second trigger, and transitions the second equipment locking mechanism to a locked state when tripped to a tripped position of the second trigger; and

a second handle rotatably connected to the second equipment locking mechanism, wherein the second handle is slidable in the sliding direction away from the second equipment locking mechanism such that the sliding of the second handle causes the second trigger to move from the tripped state back to the set state, thereby retracting the second equipment locking mechanism to the unlocked state, wherein the second handle is rotatable about the sliding direction.

14 . The equipment locking device of claim 13 , wherein:

the first handle and the second handle each rotate 90 degrees.

15 . The equipment locking device of claim 14 , wherein first handle and the second handle support the equipment for carrying.

16 . The equipment locking device of claim 13 , wherein the first side of the equipment is opposite the second side of the equipment.

17 . The equipment locking device of claim 16 , wherein:

the first side of the equipment is parallel to the second side of the equipment, and the sliding direction is parallel to the first and second sides of the equipment.

18 . The equipment locking device of claim 17 , wherein:

the first trigger is tripped in response to contacting a first guiderail of the rack; and

the second trigger is tripped in response to contacting a second guiderail of the rack.

19 . The equipment locking device of claim 18 , wherein the first equipment locking mechanism is configured to interface with a first aperture in the rack to lock the equipment from sliding within the rack, and the second equipment locking mechanism is configured to interface with a second aperture in the rack to lock the equipment from sliding within the rack.

20 . An equipment locking device for locking equipment within a rack, comprising:

an equipment locking mechanism connected to the equipment, the equipment locking mechanism comprising a retraction bar and an auto-ejector and having an unlocked state and a locked state;

a trigger that retains the equipment locking mechanism in the unlocked state when the retraction bar is wedged into the auto-ejector to set the equipment locking mechanism and transitions the equipment locking mechanism to the locked state when the retraction bar is released from the auto-ejector to trip the equipment locking mechanism; and

a handle connected to the retraction bar of the equipment locking mechanism and configured to slide the retraction bar causing the retraction bar to be wedged into the auto-ejector moving the trigger from being tripped back to being set thereby retracting the equipment locking mechanism to the unlocked state, wherein the handle is rotatable about a longitudinal dimension of the retraction bar.