Patent ID: 6920273
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: G02B,H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
1. A rack for mounting telecommunications equipment comprising: a base having a front, a back, a floor and opposite ends; a pair of spaced-apart supports extending vertically substantially from the ends of the base, each support including a first U-shaped channel and a second U-shaped channel mounted together to form a substantially rectangular enclosed tube with open ends of the U-shaped channels facing each other, each support including a plurality of mounting locations for mounting telecommunications equipment; a center channel with an open front including opposing side walls and a rear wall extending vertically from the base between the vertical supports, the open front of the channel toward the front of the base with a plurality of cable slack storage structures extending from the rear wall within the center channel; a plurality of horizontal brackets extending between the pair of vertical supports, each bracket attached to the rear wall of the center channel opposite the cable slack storage structures; an L-shaped gusset extending between the lowest horizontal bracket, the back and the floor of the base; and a pair of triangularly shaped gussets, one reinforcing a connection between each vertical support and the base.