Patent ID: 9380727
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A47B,B65B,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A modular information technology (IT) rack assembly for physically supporting at least one electronic component of an information handling system (IHS), the rack assembly comprising: a stacked arrangement of modular tray grouping and enclosure (MTGE) blocks, each MTGE block having: a plurality of corner components positioned vertically at each of four corners of the stacked arrangement of mini rack modules and which provides vertical rigidity to the rack assembly; and at least one banding component that extends horizontally around the perimeter of the stacked arrangement of mini rack modules to fixably hold each of the corner components in place and provide lateral support for the rack structure; and wherein the at least one banding component and the plurality of corner components are positioned to respectively provide structural stability in a horizontal plane and vertical rigidity in a vertical plane.