Patent ID: 7277296
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A card cage system for an electronic equipment enclosure having a front panel and backplane, the card cage system suitable for use with one or more functional modules that each include a corresponding card joined to the front panel that includes fasteners, the card cage system comprising: first and second end card guides disposed within the electronic equipment enclosure; a middle card guide interposed between the first and second end card guides in a spaced apart arrangement and cooperating with the first and second end card guides to define at least one card storage level; and one or more elongate members inserted through at least one of the first and second end card guides such that the one or more elongate members are positioned substantially perpendicular to a horizontal plane between the front panel and the backplane, thereby adding stability to the at least one of the first and second end card guides wherein each of the one or more elongate members is mounted or attached to a housing of the card cage system, wherein the one or more elongate members are fixed to an inside portion of the card cage system on which is mounted any of the first, second, and middle card guides.