Patent ID: 8262041

Claim:
A device configured to be secured within a 19-inch or a 23-inch equipment rack having two spaced-apart mounting flanges, each flange having a plurality of openings formed therein spaced-apart from one another a predetermined distance of 1.75 inches, the device comprising: an elongated body having a front surface and two, opposite ends, each end of the elongated body having a flange portion that extends along a plane parallel to a plane of the front surface; and two attachment configurations, one for each flange portion of the elongated body, each attachment configuration including two retention hooks to be inserted within the openings of the mounting flanges, each retention hook being defined along an inner surface of the flange portion of the body and configured so that the retention hook slopes away from the inner surface of the flange portion, each retention hook including a first segment that is bent with respect to the inner surface and a second segment that is bent with respect to the first segment and extends along a plane that is parallel with a plane of the flange portion, the retention hooks of each attachment configuration extending in the same direction along a length of the body so as to enable the insertion of the retention hooks within corresponding openings provided in two mounting flanges, at least one attachment configuration including a plunger pin disposed between the retention hooks configured to retain the device to the mounting rails, each retention hook being disposed 1.75 inches from the plunger pin, the attachment configuration being constructed and arranged to facilitate tool-less installation and removal of the device with the mounting rails.