# US 12,764,893 B2 · Server rack with auto-positioning shelf

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- Number: US 12,764,893 B2
- Document ID: US12764893B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/804,375
- Filed: 2024-08-14
- Published: 2026-02-19
- Granted: 2026-10-13
- Earliest claimed: 2024-08-14
- Assignees: Dell Products L.P.
- Applicants: Dell Products L.P.
- Inventors: Philip Nolan; Eoin M. Buckley; Darwin Machado
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12764893B2

## CPC

- H05K 7/183: {support rails therefor}
- H05K 7/1489: {characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence)}
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

An information handling system server rack may include a frame and a plurality of shelves, each shelf comprising a ledge extending a distance from the frame substantially parallel to a surface upon which the information handling system server rack sits, a sidewall extending upward from and perpendicular to the ledge, and a sloped guide extending from the frame and sloping downward to the sidewall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information handling system server rack comprising:
a frame; and
a plurality of shelves, each shelf comprising:
a ledge extending a distance from the frame substantially parallel to a surface upon which an information handling system sits, wherein the ledge comprises a first edge and a second edge;
a sidewall extending upward from and perpendicular to the ledge, wherein the sidewall is positioned between the first edge and the second edge; and
a sloped guide extending from the frame and sloping downward to the sidewall, wherein a lower edge of the sloped guide and an upper edge of the sidewall are contiguous.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information handling system server rack of claim 1, wherein an angle of the sloped guide relative to the ledge is 45°.

### Claim 3

A shelf comprising:
a ledge comprising a first edge and a second edge;
a sidewall extending from and perpendicular to the ledge, wherein the sidewall is positioned between the first edge and the second edge; and
a sloped guide extending from and sloping at an angle from the sidewall, wherein a lower edge of the sloped guide and an upper edge of the sidewall are contiguous.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The shelf of claim 3, wherein the angle of the sloped guide relative to the ledge is 45°.

### Claim 5

A method comprising:
coupling a plurality of shelves to a frame of an information handling system server rack, each shelf comprising:
a ledge extending a distance from the frame substantially parallel to a surface upon which an information handling rack sits, wherein the ledge comprises a first edge and a second edge;
a sidewall extending upward from and perpendicular to the ledge, wherein the sidewall is positioned between the first edge and the second edge; and
a sloped guide extending from the frame and sloping downward to the sidewall, wherein a lower edge of the sloped guide and an upper edge of the sidewall are contiguous.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein an angle of the sloped guide relative to the ledge is 45°.