Patent ID: 6428126
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A47B,G06F,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for operatively supporting a plurality of electronic devices, the electronic devices chosen from the group consisting of disk drives, controllers, and power supplies, the apparatus comprising:a support member that defines a support surface on which an electronic device is supportable; and, a structural element on which the plurality of electronic devices can be supported, and wherein: the structural element is a single piece; the structural element defines a three-sided, elongated channel having a substantially rectangular cross section, wherein the channel's length is substantially greater than both the channel's width and the channel's depth, and wherein the plurality of electronic devices is supportable within the channel; the structural element comprises a substantially flat web portion which is oriented between a pair of integral, spaced, substantially flat, substantially parallel, juxtaposed flange portions which extend substantially normally from the web portion; an undercut longitudinal groove is defined by the structural element and within the channel; the groove runs the entire length of the structural element; and, the support member is connectable with the structural element by way of supportable engagement of the support member with the longitudinal groove.