Mounting assemblies for supporting card readers in electronic equipment racks, and related methods

A mounting assembly for supporting card readers in a rack, wherein the rack is configured to house therein the card readers and electronic equipment in communication with the card readers, the mounting assembly comprising:

• a bracket defining at least one opening;
• and
• first and second mounts configured to extend through the at least one opening and to releasably couple to the bracket, each of the first and second mounts including an arm configured to couple to a card reader for positioning the card reader in the at least one opening of the bracket when the first and second mounts are coupled to the bracket, each of the first and second mounts including a flange extending away from the arm for coupling to the bracket;
• wherein the at least one opening of the bracket includes at least one cove portion configured to receive at least one cord associated with the card reader therein, when the card reader is positioned in the at least one opening, such that the at least one cord associated with the card reader extends through the at least one opening;
• wherein the at least one opening of the bracket includes a generally T shape and/or a generally L shape;
• and wherein the bracket is free of arms extending away from the bracket when the first and second mounts are uncoupled from the bracket.

A mounting assembly for supporting card readers in an electronic equipment rack, wherein the equipment rack is configured to house therein the card readers and electronic equipment in communication with the card readers, the mounting assembly comprising:

• a bracket configured to couple to a frame of the equipment rack;
• and
• first and second mounts, each configured to couple to a card reader and to releasably couple to the bracket and extend through at least one opening in the bracket, while the bracket is coupled to the frame of the equipment rack to thereby position the card reader, when coupled to the first and second mounts, in the equipment rack;
• wherein the at least one opening in the bracket is structured to receive at least one cord associated with the card reader through at least one cove portion of the at least one opening, when the first and second mounts are coupled to the card reader and are extending through the at least one opening in the bracket, such that the at least one cord extends through the at least one opening;
• and
• wherein the at least one opening of the bracket includes a generally T shape and/or a generally L shape.