Patent ID: 8582302

Claim:
A modular equipment rack system for a data center, comprising: an upper track that comprises upper mounting locations incrementally spaced along a length of the upper track; a lower track that comprises lower mounting locations incrementally spaced along a length of the lower track; a vertical support that is attachable to the upper track at the upper mounting locations and attachable to the lower track at the lower mounting locations; a power and network distribution unit that is attachable to the upper track at the upper mounting locations and attachable to the lower track at the lower mounting locations; and a tray that is attachable to the vertical support and the power and network distribution unit when the vertical support is attached to the upper track at a first upper mounting location and attached to the lower track at a first lower mounting location that corresponds with the first upper mounting location, and the power and network distribution unit is attached to the upper track at a second upper mounting location and attached to the lower track at a second lower mounting location that corresponds with the second upper mounting location.