Patent ID: 7281694

Claim:
A mounting bracket for mounting a horizontal support member between vertical support columns of an equipment rack, comprising: a base member comprising integrated side and end plates, the side plate being securable to the horizontal support member, and the end plate constructed to vertically support the mounting bracket on the vertical support column; a latch, mounted on the base member, constructed to releasably adjoin the mounting bracket to the vertical support column, and to release the mounting bracket from the vertical support column in response to a tool-less hand manipulation of the latch; wherein the latch comprises: an abutment member repositionable to at least a latched position in which the abutment member has a free end to abut an opposing surface of the vertical support column to securely adjoin the mounting bracket to the vertical support column, and an unlatched position to offset the abutment member from the vertical support member to release the mounting bracket; and at least one action mechanism connected to the base member, wherein a hand-operated manipulation of the at least one action mechanism causes the abutment member to transition from the latched position to the unlatched position.