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US 10,767,395 B2Granted
Equipment rack
AssigneeGreen Touch Industries, Inc.
InventorDaniel J. Keegan
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Abstract
A lockable equipment rack for a backpack blower is presented. A lockable equipment rack includes adjustable components configured to storage of a variety of backpack blowers. The equipment rack can be installed in a variety of locations, for example a trailer, and securely store the backpack blower. The lockable equipment rack prevents theft of the backpack blower and tampering of its components.
Claims20
An equipment rack system, comprising:
- a base container forming a partial enclosure, the base container including a bottom wall and a set of sidewalls, the partial enclosure formed by the base container being configured to at least partially enclose a piece of equipment, the set of sidewalls traversing the bottom wall along a perimeter of the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall and the set of sidewalls are joined together to form the partial enclosure such that the equipment relative the base container when partially enclosed by the base container is prevented from freely rotating about all axes of rotation relative to the base container;
- the set of sidewalls comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall, a first end of the first sidewall connected to a first end of the third sidewall, a second end of the third sidewall connected to a first end of the second sidewall, a second end of the second sidewall connected to a first end of the fourth sidewall, wherein a first face of the fourth sidewall is configured to face a first face of the third sidewall and a first face of the second sidewall is configured to face a first face of the first sidewall, wherein the bottom wall and the set of sidewalls of the base container are attached;
- a rear support wall coupled to a second face of the second sidewall of the base container, the rear support wall traversing the base container in a first direction;
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- a rotatable locking arm held by the rear support wall, the rotatable locking arm having a first end member directly coupled to a hinge operatively connected to the rear support wall, and a second end member configured to enter a locked position when the rotatable locking arm is rotated about the hinge from a first position to a second position, the locked position maintained by a padlock,
- wherein the rear support wall forms a partial enclosure, the rear support wall including a second set of sidewalls, the hinge, and the rotatable locking arm joined together such that the equipment relative to the rear support wall when partially enclosed by the rear support wall is prevented from freely rotating about all axis of rotation relative to the base container.
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An equipment rack system, comprising:
- a base container forming a partial enclosure, the base container including a bottom wall and a set of sidewalls, the bottom wall and the set of sidewalls are attached, the set of sidewalls comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall, a first end of the first sidewall connected to a first end of the third sidewall, a second end of the third sidewall connected to a first end of the second sidewall, a second end of the second sidewall connected to a first end of the fourth sidewall, wherein a first face of the fourth sidewall is configured to face a first face of the third sidewall and a first face of the second sidewall is configured to face a first face of the first sidewall, wherein the bottom wall and the set of sidewalls of the base container are attached, the third sidewall having a substantial V-shaped cut out, the partial enclosure formed by the base container being configured to at least partially enclose a piece of equipment, the set of sidewalls traversing the bottom wall along a perimeter of the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall and the set of sidewalls are joined together to form the partial enclosure such that the equipment relative the base container when partially enclosed by the base container is prevented from freely rotating about all axes of rotation relative to the base container;
- a rear support wall coupled to a second face of the second sidewall of the base container and an equipment clip, the rear support wall traversing the base container in a first direction, the rear support wall including a locking mechanism;
- the coupling between the rear support wall and the second face of the second sidewall of the base container is adjustable to enclose different equipment dimensions within the base container and rear support wall;
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- a rotatable locking arm held by the rear support wall, the rotatable locking arm having a first end member directly coupled to a hinge, and a second end member configured to enter a locked position when the rotatable locking arm is rotated about the hinge from a first position to a second position, the locked position maintained by a padlock,
- wherein the rear support wall forms a partial enclosure, the rear support wall including a second set of sidewalls, the hinge, and the rotatable locking arm joined together such that the equipment relative to the rear support wall when partially enclosed by the rear support wall is prevented from freely rotating about all axis of rotation relative to the base container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.