Patent ID: 8118178
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A server rack-mount assembly for use in mounting a server in a storage cabinet with first and second vertical supports, comprising: a first rail with a sidewall attached at a first end to the first vertical support; a second rail with a sidewall received at a first end by the first rail sidewall for sliding engagement with the first rail, wherein a second end of the second rail is attached to the second vertical support such that the first and second rail extend between the first and second vertical supports and wherein the second end of the second rail is adapted to receive the server; and a reinforcement mechanism supported on the first rail proximate to the second end of the first rail, wherein the reinforcement mechanism is operable to selectively engage the second rail to connect the second end of the first rail to the second rail, wherein the reinforcement mechanism comprises a pawl element pivotally attached to the first rail and a plurality of ratchet teeth on the sidewall of the second rail proximate to the first end of the second rail and wherein one of the first and second rails is slidable relative to the other of the first and second rails when the pawl element is engaged with one of the ratchet teeth.