Patent ID: 9572278
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A47B,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system for mounting a rack component to a rack comprising: a rack component including a chassis defining an interior, the rack component including first and second opposing lateral side panels; first and second mounting brackets each comprising a mounting flange bearing a mounting feature for mounting the first and second mounting brackets to the rack, the first and second mounting brackets each including an arm extending from the mounting flange, the arm having a proximal end adjacent the mounting flange and a distal end; first and second sleeves each being positioned parallel to each other along internal sides of the first and second opposing lateral side panels of the rack component, the first and second sleeves being sized and shaped to slidingly receive therein the arms of the first and second mounting brackets, respectively, the first and second sleeves each extending longitudinally in a direction of depth of the rack component; wherein, when the mounting flanges of the first and second mounting brackets are mounted to the rack, the arms of the first and second brackets are received into respective first and second sleeves of the rack component, the arms extending in a direction of depth of the rack; and wherein at least one of the rack component and each of the arms of the first and second mounting brackets defines a biased member for locking the arms of the first and second brackets in the first and second sleeves, respectively.