Network cabinet
An apparatus for mounting electronic equipment is provided having a base frame and an equipment rail mounted to the base frame by a threaded member, which provides an electrical bond between the base frame and the equipment rail.
1. An apparatus for mounting electronic equipment, comprising:
a base frame including a vertical frame rail positioned spaced apart, along at least a portion of a length of the vertical frame rail, from at least two adjacent sidewalls and a corner of the apparatus formed by the two adjacent sidewalls, wherein each sidewall comprises one of a panel and a door; and
an equipment rail mounted to the base frame by a threaded member and adjustable in a spaced apart relationship to the vertical frame rail;
wherein the threaded member provides an electrical bond between the base frame and the equipment rail.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a washer positioned between the equipment rail and the threaded member such that the washer engages a masked portion of the equipment rail.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a washer positioned between the equipment rail and the threaded member, wherein the washer comprises a plurality of teeth that engage the equipment rail.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the threaded member comprises a plurality of teeth that engage the equipment rail.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the threaded member engages a masked portion of the equipment rail.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a nut is threaded onto the threaded member to secure the equipment rail to the base frame.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the nut is a jam-nut.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the nut engages a masked portion of the base frame.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the nut comprises a plurality of teeth that engage the base frame.
10. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a washer positioned between the nut and the base frame such that the washer engages a masked portion of the base frame.
11. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a washer positioned between the nut and the base frame, wherein the washer comprises a plurality of teeth that engage the base frame.
12. A method of mounting an equipment rail to a base frame in a network cabinet, comprising the steps of:
positioning a vertical frame rail of the base frame spaced apart, along at least a portion of a length of the vertical frame rail, from at least two adjacent sidewalls and a corner of the network cabinet formed by the two adjacent sidewalls, wherein each sidewall comprises one of a panel and a door;
positioning the equipment rail adjacent the base frame and in a spaced apart relationship to the vertical frame rail of the base frame;
inserting a threaded member through a hole formed in the equipment rail and through an opening formed in the base frame;
threading a nut onto the threaded member; and
providing an electrical bond between the equipment rail and the base frame through the threaded member and the nut.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the opening formed in the base frame is an elongated slot formed longitudinally along a front to back support beam of the base frame.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning the threaded member to engage a masked portion of the equipment rail.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning the threaded member such that a plurality of teeth formed on the threaded member engage the equipment rail.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning a washer between the threaded member and the equipment rail such that the washer engages a masked portion of the equipment rail.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning a washer between the threaded member and the equipment rail such that a plurality of teeth formed on the washer engage the equipment rail.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the nut is a jam-nut.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning the nut to engage a masked portion of the base frame.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning the nut such that a plurality of teeth formed on the nut engage the base frame.
21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning a washer between the nut and the base frame such that the nut engages a masked portion of the base frame.
22. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of providing an electrical bond comprises positioning a washer between the nut and the base frame such that a plurality of teeth formed on the nut engage the base frame.