Patent ID: 8132874
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A magnetic guide assembly aligning and engaging at least one inner rail, attached to a chassis, to at least one chassis to a middle rail of a storage rack, the magnetic guide assembly comprising: a body; a first magnetic alignment element comprising at least one permanent magnet; and a second magnetic alignment element comprising at least one permanent magnet, wherein the second magnetic alignment element is spaced apart a magnet separation distance from the first magnetic alignment element and wherein the first and second magnetic alignment elements extend an alignment length outward from an end of the inner rail when the body is mounted to the inner rail, wherein the middle rail has a first width and the inner rail has a second width less than the first width and wherein the body comprises first and second side tabs upon which the first and second magnetic alignment elements are mounted, respectively, the first and second tabs extending laterally outward from the body to define a body width that is substantially equal to the first width.