Patent ID: 9699935
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A47B,H05K

Claim:
1. An equipment cradle for supporting electronic rack-mounted equipment stored in a rack-mounted equipment cabinet, the equipment cradle comprising: telescoping rails including a right rail and a left rail, the telescoping rails being configured to extend between front and rear rails of the rack-mounted equipment cabinet; at least one horizontal post disposed on each of front and rear endplates of the telescoping rails, the at least one horizontal post being configured to be received by holes disposed in each of the front and rear rails of the rack-mounted equipment cabinet; and at least one cross brace having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to mount to the left rail and the second end configured to mount to the right rail, wherein each of the telescoping rails comprises a lower flange extending from an interior surface of the corresponding telescoping rail, a in strut extending upwardly from the lower flange towards an interior of the equipment cradle, each pin strut comprising one or more studs disposed thereon; and wherein a respective one of the first end or the second end of the at least one cross brace is configured to be secured to the one or more studs by one or more fasteners; wherein the at least one cross brace is configured to support and distribute a load placed thereon between the telescoping rails.