Patent ID: 7874433

Claim:
A rack assembly for supporting electronic components at a vertical displacement relative to a support surface, such as a deck or floor structure, comprising: (a) at least one elongated, vertically oriented, U-shaped upright with a U-shaped horizontal cross-section when viewed along a line with a vertical orientation, said U-shape exhibiting a pair of substantially parallel side portions, each having a free end and connected distally from the free end by a bridging portion extending between the side portions; (b) a base assembly including a base unit with a floor oriented generally parallel to the support surface, said base unit having a vertically extending wall rigidly attached to said floor proximate at least a portion of a periphery of said floor, an internal upright brace disposed within and rigidly attached to the base unit, said internal upright brace having a vertically extending wall having a U-shaped cross-section adapted to complementarily mate with an interior surface of said U-shaped upright and an external upright brace disposed within and rigidly attached to the base unit, said external upright brace having a pair of opposed vertically extending walls spaced apart a distance approximating the distance between opposing exterior surfaces of the U-shaped upright measured between the parallel side portions of the U-shape, said internal brace, said external brace and said wall of said base unit conjointly defining a U-shaped gap therebetween having a depth and width dimensioned to matingly receive a length of the at least one upright proximate a first end thereof, and (c) a top frame assembly defining a top bounded region that is configured and dimensioned to receive a length of a second end of the at least one upright.