Patent ID: 8127940

Claim:
A rack system for supporting one or more information handling systems, comprising: a rack; and one or more rails coupled to the rack and configured to support one or more information handling systems; wherein at least one of the rails includes: an upper support structure having a front end proximate to a front end of the rail and extending toward a back end of the rail; a lower support structure having a front end proximate to the front end of the rail and extending toward the back end of the rail; a slot defined between the upper and lower support structures, the slot having a front end opening proximate to the front end of the rail, and the slot extending toward the back end of the rail; wherein the slot is configured to receive a guide structure of the information handling system; and a shelf extending forward from the front end opening of the slot and extending in a substantially horizontal plane, wherein: the shelf is configured to support a portion of the information handling system when the guide structure is not received in the slot; the shelf is not coupled to any other rail; and the shelf in its entirety is more proximate to the front end of the rail than are the front end of the upper support structure and the front end of the lower support structure.