Equipment enclosure kit and assembly method

1. An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a front frame defining a front of the enclosure,

a rear frame, and

a plurality of side brace members connecting the front frame and the rear frame, and including a first pair of side brace members being positioned on one side of the front and rear frames and a second pair of side brace members being positioned on an opposite side of the front and rear frames;

at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members; and

at least one clamping assembly to releasably clamp the at least one mounting flange to the at least one side brace member,

wherein the at least one side brace member includes teeth formed along a length of the at least one side brace member, and wherein the clamping assembly comprises a clamping bracket having teeth formed along at least one edge of the clamping bracket, the teeth of the clamping bracket being adapted to mesh with teeth formed in the at least one side brace member to clamp the at least one mounting flange to the at least one side brace member.

2. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the clamping assembly further comprises a latch member connected to the clamping bracket, the latch member and the clamping bracket being positioned within a vertical slot formed in the at least one mounting flange and moveable between a non-clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket are spaced from the teeth of the at least one side brace member and a clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket mesh with the teeth of the at least one side brace member.

3. An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a front frame defining a front of the enclosure,

a rear frame, and

a plurality of side brace members connecting the front frame and the rear frame, and including a first pair of side brace members being positioned on one side of the front and rear frames and a second pair of side brace members being positioned on an opposite side of the front and rear frames;

at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members;

at least one clamping assembly to releasably clamp the at least one mounting flange to the at least one side brace member; and

a positioning system to position the at least one mounting flange within the enclosure,

wherein the positioning system comprises

at least two openings formed in the at least one mounting flange, and

at least two different, alternating symbols which form a line of symbols along one of the first and second pairs of side brace members, the symbols and openings being constructed and arranged to show one symbol through one opening to indicate the position of the at least one mounting flange along the one of the first and second pairs of side brace members.

4. The enclosure of claim 3 , wherein the positioning system comprises three openings and three different symbols, the symbols and openings being constructed and arranged to show a different symbol through a different opening when moving the at least one mounting flange an incremental distance along a length of the one of the first and second pairs of side brace members.

5. An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a front frame defining a front of the enclosure,

a rear frame, and

a plurality of side brace members connecting the front frame and the rear frame, and including a first pair of side brace members being positioned on one side of the front and rear frames and a second pair of side brace members being positioned on an opposite side of the front and rear frames;

at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members;

at least one clamping assembly to releasably clamp the at least one mounting flange to the at least one side brace member; and

at least one cable organizer releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members within an interior region of the enclosure, the cable organizer being adapted to support and tie-off cables, wherein the at least one cable organizer comprises a clamping assembly to releasably clamp the cable organizer to the at least one side brace member,

wherein the clamping assembly comprises a clamping bracket having teeth formed along at least one edge of the clamping bracket, the teeth of the clamping bracket being adapted to mesh with teeth formed in the at least one side brace member to clamp the at least one cable organizer to the at least one side brace member, and a fastener connected to the clamping bracket, the fastener and the clamping bracket being positioned within a vertical slot formed in the cable organizer and moveable between a non-clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket are spaced from the teeth of the at least one side brace member and a clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket mesh with the teeth of the at least one side brace member.

6. An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a front frame defining a front of the enclosure,

a rear frame, and

a plurality of side brace members connecting the front frame and the rear frame, and including a first pair of side brace members being positioned on one side of the front and rear frames and a second pair of side brace members being positioned on an opposite side of the front and rear frames;

at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members; and

a positioning system to position the at least one mounting flange within the enclosure, wherein the positioning system comprises at least two different, alternating symbols which form a line of symbols along the at least one side brace member, the symbols being constructed and arranged to enable the positioning of the at least one mounting flange along the at least one side brace member.

7. The enclosure of claim 6 , wherein the positioning system further comprises at least two openings formed in the at least one mounting flange.

8. The enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the positioning system comprises three openings and three different symbols, the symbols and openings being constructed and arranged to show a different symbol through a different opening when moving the at least one mounting flange an incremental distance along a length of the at least one side brace member.

9. An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a front frame defining a front of the enclosure,

a rear frame, and

a plurality of side brace members connecting the front frame and the rear frame, and including a first pair of side brace members being positioned on one side of the front and rear frames and a second pair of side brace members being positioned on an opposite side of the front and rear frames;

at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members; and

clamping means to releasably clamp the at least one mounting flange to the at least one side brace member, wherein the at least one side brace member includes teeth formed along a length of the at least one side brace member, and wherein the clamping means comprises a clamping bracket having teeth formed along at least one edge of the clamping bracket, the teeth of the clamping bracket being adapted to mesh with teeth formed in the at least one side brace member to clamp the at least one mounting flange to the at least one side brace member.

10. The enclosure of claim 9 , wherein the clamping means further comprises a latch member connected to the clamping bracket, the latch member and the clamping bracket being positioned within a slot formed in the at least one mounting flange and moveable between a non-clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket are spaced from the teeth of the at least one side brace member and a clamping position in which the teeth of the clamping bracket mesh with the teeth of the at least one side brace member.

11. The enclosure of claim 10 , further comprising a viewing slot formed in the at least one mounting flange to view whether the latch member and clamping bracket are in the non-clamping position or the clamping position.

12. An enclosure for housing electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a front frame defining a front of the enclosure,

a rear frame, and

a plurality of side brace members connecting the front frame and the rear frame, and including a first pair of side brace members being positioned on one side of the front and rear frames and a second pair of side brace members being positioned on an opposite side of the front and rear frames;

at least one mounting flange releasably mounted on at least one side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of side brace members; and

positioning means to position the at least one mounting flange within the enclosure, wherein the positioning means comprises

at least two openings formed in the at least one mounting flange, and

at least two different, alternating symbols which form a line of symbols along a side brace member of one of the first and second pairs of the side brace members, the symbols and openings being constructed and arranged to show one symbol through one opening to indicate the position of the at least one mounting flange along the side brace member.

13. The enclosure of claim 12 , wherein the positioning means comprises three openings and three different symbols, the symbols and openings being constructed and arranged to show a different symbol through a different opening when moving the at least one mounting flange an incremental distance along a length of the one of the side brace member.