Patent ID: 6076906
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A47B,H02B,H05K

Abstract:
A cabinet for housing electronic components, each of the electronic components having a rear wired portion, the cabinet comprising:an enclosure having a top portion, a bottom portion, and first and second interconnecting sidewalls;a panel including first and second vertical edges, the first vertical edge being pivotally connected to the enclosure first sidewall to thereby permit the panel to be shifted between a first position in which the panel is disposed generally parallel to the enclosure first sidewall, and a second position in which the panel is disposed generally perpendicular to the enclosure first sidewall; anda shelf unit adapted to receive the electronic components, at least a portion of the shelf unit being slidably mounted to the panel, the shelf unit being shiftable along a horizontal path between a stowed position in which the shelf unit is disposed within the enclosure and an extended position in which the shelf unit extends from the enclosure;so that upon sliding the shelf unit to the extended position the panel may be pivoted to the second position, thereby providing access to the rear wired portion of the electronic components.