Patent ID: 8152000

Claim:
A secure equipment rack for mounting at least one component having mounting ears substantially coplanar with a component front surface, the front surface having a height dimension, and a width dimension, the component having a depth dimension extending normal to the front surface of the component, said equipment rack comprising: A subcombination including: a back plate having a top, a bottom, and sides, said back plate capable of being mounted to a substantially vertical surface, said back plate capable of having brackets mounted thereto, at least one of said sides having baffles allowing air flow; two brackets each having a top and a bottom, and each capable of being mounted to said back plate, each of said brackets, when mounted to said back plate, having a horizontal dimension extending substantially normal to said back plate, said horizontal dimension being 10 U or less, said brackets for supporting said at least one component with said height dimension substantially parallel to said horizontal dimension; a horizontal fan assembly for mounting to the bottom of said brackets; a front cover for mounting to said subcombination for covering at least the front of said fan assembly and said brackets by fasteners; a top cover for covering at least the top of said subcombination; and a locking mechanism for locking said top cover to said front cover.