Transport caster assembly for a data center cabinet
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorMark Shurhay
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Abstract
A removable transport caster assembly secured to side to side beams or front to back beams in a data center cabinet in a data center. The removable transport caster assembly is temporarily installed on the cabinet to enable the cabinet to be relocated to another location in the data center. The removable transport caster assembly includes a transport caster and a transport caster bracket secured to the transport caster. The transport caster has a mounting plate, a mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate, a lifting plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate, a lifting lever pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a wheel assembly. The transport caster bracket secures the transport caster to the cabinet when relocation of the cabinet is desired.
Claims8
A data center cabinet comprising:
- a base frame with front vertical posts connected by front side to side beams and back vertical posts connected by back side to side beams;
- front to back beams connecting the front vertical posts to the back vertical posts;
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- transport caster assemblies removably secured to one of the side to side beams and the front to back beams for facilitating the relocation of the data center cabinet;
- wherein the transport caster assemblies comprising a transport caster having a mounting plate, a mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate, a lifting plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate, a lifting lever pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a wheel assembly;
- and a transport caster bracket secured to the transport caster, whereby the transport caster bracket secures the transport caster to one of the side to side beams and the front to back beams of the cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.