Patent ID: 6386120
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A pivoting platform in an electronic equipment cabinet comprising:a rear edge portion of the platform; a hinge attaching the rear edge portion of the platform to a wall of the cabinet, such wall having a recess disposed therein; a forward edge portion of the platform; wherein the platform is rotatable about the hinge having a range of positions that extend between a retracted vertical position and an extended horizontal position, the forward edge portion of the platform being disposed beneath the rear edge portion of the platform when the platform is in the retracted position; a bracket defining a slot extending substantially in a vertical direction, the slot having a curved section and an elongated section, the curved section disposed above the elongated section, the curved section having a terminal end located above a terminal end of the elongated section, a portion of the bracket being disposed within the recess in the wall of the cabinet; and a brace having a first end and a second end, the first end extending through the slot, the second end attached to the platform by a connector, the first end disposed at a terminal end of the curved section of the slot when the platform is in an extended position, the first end disposed along the straight section of the slot when the platform is in a retracted position.