Patent ID: 8915286

Claim:
An apparatus for closing off an opening above, below, or between electronic equipment in a rack, the rack comprising a pair of equipment rails, the electronic equipment mounted to the pair of equipment rails at one or more of a plurality of mounting locations, the apparatus comprising: a base; a roller shade rotatably connected to the base, the roller shade having a free end, the free end extending from the base when the roller shade is rotated; and a handle connected to the free end of the roller shade, wherein the base is removably connected to the pair of equipment rails at a first mounting location of the plurality of mounting locations, and wherein the handle is removably connected to the pair of equipment rails at a second mounting location of the plurality of mounting locations, the second mounting location spaced apart from the first mounting location such that the free end of the roller shade is extended to close off the opening in the rack, the handle further comprising a pair of slide latches engaging a respective pair of latch pins extending from the equipment rails at the second mounting location in a transverse direction relative to the pair of slide latches.