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US 9,307,836 · App. 14/109,482 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

Adjustable 4-post rack

Inventors: Brian K Arflack (Burr Ridge, IL); Eleobardo Moreno (St. John, IN); Clark M Kromenaker (Yorkville, IL)
Assignee: Panduit Corp.
A47B55/00H05K7/1488H05K7/18
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Patent No.
US 9,307,836
App. No.
14/109,482
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rack is provided. The rack includes a vertical post and an equipment rail removably connected to the vertical post.

Claims (28)

1. A rack for electronic equipment, the rack comprising:

a vertical post;

a vertical equipment rail removably connected to the vertical post; and

a front-to-back beam removably connected to the vertical post,

wherein the vertical post comprises a front, a back, and a first side, the front, the back, and the first side forming a channel,

wherein the vertical equipment rail is removably connected to the front of the vertical post and the back of the vertical post and encloses the channel to form a second side of the vertical post,

wherein the vertical post includes a first opening for receiving a first fastener to secure the vertical equipment rail to the front of the vertical post and a second opening for receiving a second fastener to secure the vertical equipment rail to the back of the vertical post, and

wherein the front-to-back beam is removably connected to the vertical equipment rail and disposed between the vertical equipment rail and the vertical post.

2. The rack of claim 1 , wherein the vertical equipment rail includes a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings for removably connecting the electronic equipment to the rack.

3. The rack of claim 1 , wherein the front-to-back beam is removably connectable to the vertical post at a first location corresponding to a first depth of the rack and a second location corresponding to a second depth of the rack.

4. The rack of claim 1 , further comprising a side-to-side beam removably connected to the vertical post independent of the front-to-back beam such that the side-to-side beam remains connected to the vertical post when the front-to-back beam is removed.

5. The rack of claim 1 , wherein the front-to-back beam comprises a first section and a second section slidably connected to the first section to adjust the rack from a first depth to a second depth.

6. The rack of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the first section nests within at least a portion of the second section.

7. The rack of claim 6 , wherein the first section comprises a first surface for removably connecting the front-to-back beam to the vertical post and the second section comprises a second surface for removably connecting the front-to-back beam to a second vertical post such that the first surface and the second surface are aligned when the first section and the second section are nested.

8. A rack for electronic equipment, the rack comprising:

a vertical post;

a vertical equipment rail removably connected to the vertical post; and

a front-to-back beam removably connected to the vertical post,

wherein the front-to-back beam is removably connectable to the vertical post at a first location corresponding to a first depth of the rack and a second location corresponding to a second depth of the rack,

wherein the vertical post comprises a front, a back, and a first side, the front, the back, and the first side forming a channel,

wherein the vertical equipment rail is removably connected to the front of the vertical post and the back of the vertical post and encloses the channel to form a second side of the vertical post,

wherein the vertical post includes a first opening for receiving a first fastener to secure the vertical equipment rail to the front of the vertical post and a second opening for receiving a second fastener to secure the vertical equipment rail to the back of the vertical post, and

wherein the front-to-back beam is removably connected to the vertical equipment rail.

9. The rack of claim 8 , wherein the vertical equipment rail includes a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings for removably connecting the electronic equipment to the rack.

10. The rack of claim 8 , further comprising a side-to-side beam removably connected to the vertical post independent of the front-to-back beam such that the side-to-side beam remains connected to the vertical post when the front-to-back beam is removed.

11. The rack of claim 8 , wherein the front-to-back beam comprises a first section and a second section slidably connected to the first section to adjust the rack from a first depth to a second depth.

12. The rack of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the first section nests within at least a portion of the second section.

13. The rack of claim 12 , wherein the first section comprises a first surface for removably connecting the front-to-back beam to the vertical post and the second section comprises a second surface for removably connecting the front-to-back beam to a second vertical post such that the first surface and the second surface are aligned when the first section and the second section are nested.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2014
From: ARFLACK, BRIAN K; MORENO, ELEOBARDO; KROMENAKER, CLARK M.
To: PANDUIT CORP.
Reel/Frame 032034/0723 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61750129 · Jan 8, 2013
Related Publication 20140190910A1 · Jul 10, 2014