Patent ID: 7196900

Claim:
A power distribution apparatus for an electronic equipment rack, the power distribution apparatus comprising in combination: a longitudinally extending housing having an upper end opposite a lower end, a longitudinal face intermediate the upper end and lower end, a first side wall extending intermediate the upper end and lower end, a second side wall opposing the first side wall and extending intermediate the upper end and lower end, and a longitudinal back side opposite the longitudinal face and extending intermediate the upper end and lower end; at least one power input penetrating the housing; a plurality of power outlets penetrating the longitudinal face of the housing; at least one rack brace channel penetrating the longitudinal back side of the housing, whereby a rack frame brace may penetrate the rack brace channel when mounted on a rack; and at least one bracket mounting passage in the upper end of the housing and at least a second bracket mounting passage in the lower end of the housing, whereby disparate rack mounting brackets may be disposed on the upper and lower ends of the housing.