Patent ID: 7002810
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A system for housing electronic equipment, comprising: a rack; a first pair of slide mounting brackets coupled to an inner top of the rack; a second pair of slide mounting brackets coupled to an inner bottom of the rack; a first pair of slides coupled to respective ones of the first pair of slide mounting brackets; a second pair of slides coupled to respective ones of the second pair of slide mounting brackets; a pair of opposed side panels coupled to the first and second pair of slides, each side panel having a plurality of ledges extending inwardly therefrom; a plurality of electronic units supported by respective ones of the plurality of ledges, at least two of the electronic units coupled to one another with a cable; and whereby the first and second pair of slides are operable to extend the side panels outwardly from a front of the rack a distance that allows access to an area between the rears of the side panels.