Patent ID: 7312990

Claim:
An enclosure for housing electrical components, the enclosure including a front portion through which the electrical components are inserted, and the enclosure further including a structure mounted at the front portion, the enclosure comprising: a main compartment for receiving the electrical components; a fan tray assembly capable of being removably mounted within a space beneath the main compartment, the structure at the front portion preventing the fan tray assembly from being pulled straight out of the enclosure, the fan tray assembly including a first mechanism capable of engaging with a second mechanism mounted to the enclosure, the first and second mechanisms cooperating to first lower the fan tray assembly to an elevation beneath the structure, and then translate the fan tray assembly out of the enclosure upon withdrawal of the fan tray assembly from the enclosure; and a filter removably mounted to the fan tray assembly, the filter including a front end nearest the front portion of the enclosure capable of detaching from the fan tray assembly and rotating down away from the fan tray assembly, the rotated filter then capable of being translated out of the enclosure.