Patent ID: 7699180

Claim:
A layout for packaging a computer rack, of the type transportable by a lifting device ( 50 ), comprising a transport pallet ( 2 ) and a computer rack ( 1 ) of the type capable of being supported on casters ( 31 ) extending vertically by a first determined distance (H 1 ) relative to at least one lower face ( 10 ) of the computer rack ( 1 ), characterized in that the computer rack ( 1 ) is adapted to be anchored to the transport pallet ( 2 ) by a first and a second anchoring means ( 12 ), distributed under a lower face ( 10 ) of the computer rack, on either side of a vertical median plane (P 1 ), said pallet ( 2 ) including first and second side modules ( 21 , 22 ) and at least one intermediate supporting means ( 20 ) for connecting the side modules, said intermediate supporting means being separable from a remainder of the pallet, the first side module ( 21 ) of the pallet including first attachment means ( 210 , 23 ) for removable attachment to the first anchoring means and the second ( 22 ) side module of the pallet including second attachment means ( 220 , 23 ) for removable attachment to the second anchoring means, the first and second attachment means ( 210 , 220 , 23 ) of the first and second side modules ( 21 , 22 ), respectively, and said first and second anchoring means ( 12 ) being laid out facing each other so as to maintain the lower face ( 10 ) of the computer rack ( 1 ) in the horizontal position, with a top of the pallet ( 2 ) being spaced away from the lower face ( 10 ) of the computer rack by a second determined distance (H 2 ) strictly smaller than said first determined distance (H 1 ).