Patent ID: 8786452

Claim:
A leak protection system for use with a rack-mounted critical system having an overhead cabling structure for routing cabling, said system comprising: a panel mounted above the rack-mounted critical system and cabling structure at an angle with a highest point that overhangs the back of the rack towards a hot aisle above the cabling structure and a lowest point that overhangs the front of the rack towards a cold aisle to deflect water that runs down the panel towards a front edge, said panel angled to allow access to the cabling and to direct rising heat out of the back of the rack-mounted critical system to the hot aisle; a raised lip that runs along the front edge of the panel at the lowest point to form a water channel to collect water; a water detection system positioned in and along the water channel to detect the presence of water and to issue a leak alert; and a gap in the water channel to evacuate the collected water.