Patent ID: 6065612
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A relay rack comprising:a top frame comprising a top front frame member;a bottom frame comprising a bottom front frame member;a generally rectangular door frame comprising a top door frame member, a bottom door frame member and a pair of upright side door frame members adjacent left and right sides of the door frame;upper and lower left pivot pins on the top and bottom door frame members defining a left vertical pivot axis generally adjacent the left side of the door frame, and upper and lower right pivot pins on the top and bottom frame members of the door frame defining a right vertical pivot axis generally adjacent the right side of the door frame;upper and lower left recesses in the top and bottom front frame members for receiving said upper and lower left pivot pins,upper and lower right recesses in the top and bottom front frame members for receiving said upper and lower right pivot pins;an upper latching bar mounted to the rear of the top front frame member for sliding movement to the left and to the right relative to the top front frame member; anda lower latching bar mounted immediately to the rear of the bottom front frame member for sliding movement to the left and to the right relative to the bottom front frame member;the upper and lower latching bars being slidable from a home position in which they hold the left and right pivot pins captive in their respective recesses to lock the door closed, to a left position in which the latching bars release the right pivot pins from their respective right recesses so the door frame can be swung open and closed about said left vertical pivot axis, and to a right position in which the latching bars release the left pivot pins from their respective left recesses so the door frame can be swung open and closed about said right vertical pivot axis.