Patent ID: 7278615

Claim:
A coupling mechanism for selectively coupling an equipment rack to a stationary receptacle unit and to a mobile equipment cart, the coupling mechanism comprising: a suspension mount disposed on the equipment rack; a first receptacle element disposed on the stationary receptacle unit and configured to receive the suspension mount of the equipment rack to support the equipment rack on the stationary receptacle unit; a second receptacle element, disposed on the mobile equipment cart and configured to receive the suspension mount of the equipment rack to support the equipment rack on the equipment cart, wherein the second receptacle element comprises a coupling link extending essentially in a horizontal direction and the second receptacle element is movable along a column of the equipment cart, the column comprising a spacing element extending in parallel to the coupling link, and a swivel attached to the spacing element at a swivel axis about which the swivel is adapted to be pivoted, wherein the swivel comprises a bolt disposed at a distance from the swivel axis and extending essentially in a horizontal direction through the coupling link.