Patent ID: 6974037
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: A47B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A rack mount assembly for a rack system including opposing column flanges having flange apertures formed therein, the rack mount assembly comprising: a rack mount having a first end and a second end; a first mounting flange adjacent the first end of the rack mount, the first mounting flange having a first alignment protrusion formed thereon; and a second mounting flange adjacent the second end of the rack mount, the second mounting flange having a second alignment protrusion formed thereon, wherein the first and second mounting flanges contact the opposing column flanges when the rack mount is in a first position between the opposing column flanges, wherein the first and second alignment protrusions contact and slide relative to the opposing column flanges when the rack mount is in a second position between the opposing column flanges, and wherein the first and second alignment protrusions engage the flange apertures when the rack mount is in a third position between the opposing column flanges, wherein a length of the rack mount is defined from the first mounting flange to the second mounting flange, and wherein the length of the rack mount is maintained when the rack mount is in the first position, the second position, and the third position.