Patent ID: 6338413
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
In a rack assembly for mounting telecommunications equipment of the type comprising: a pair of upstanding spaced-apart frame members wherein each of said frame members defines an upper and a lower end and an inside wall and an outside wall; a horizontal frame member extending between the top ends of said pair of upstanding spaced-apart frame members; and a base provided at the bottom of said rack assembly, the improvement wherein said pair of upstanding frame members comprises:(a) a pair of upstanding spaced-apart frame members with a generally U-shaped cross-section comprising a web having a bottom with a relatively short side portion on one side and a relatively long side portion on the other side, and the side portions of each of said frame members being outwardly directed relative to the side portions of the other of said frame members and the rack assembly, wherein each of said frame members forms a front and rear comer at the juncture of the web bottom with the long and short web side portions, respectively; (b) a plurality of mounting strips secured in a corresponding plurality of said front and rear comers, each of said strips defining a plurality of spaced-apart mounting holes or apertures therein; whereby said rack assembly provides mounting holes or apertures in a desired proximity to the inside wall of each of said pair of upright spaced-apart frame members to facilitate mounting selected equipment in said rack assembly.