Patent ID: 8562086

Claim:
A rail system for supporting equipment in a rack, the rack including a plurality of vertical columns, each one of the plurality of vertical columns defining a plurality of apertures, the rail system comprising: a first support rail assembly configured to extend between a pair of vertical columns of the rack; a second support rail assembly configured to extend between a different pair of vertical columns of the rack; each one of the first support rail assembly and the second support rail assembly comprising: a support rail having opposite ends; aligners configured to align the opposite ends of the support rail with apertures of the vertical columns; and mounting plates configured to removably secure the aligners to the opposite ends of the support rail; wherein at least one aligner of the aligners is a reversible aligner, the reversible aligner comprises: a first alignment insert for engaging a first type of vertical column aperture; a second alignment insert for engaging a second type of vertical column aperture; and a connector attaching the first alignment insert to the second alignment insert, the connector defining a receiver for receiving a tab of a mounting plate which allows the mounting plate to removably secure the aligner.