# US 2014/0190910 A1 · Adjustable 4-Post Rack

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- Number: US 2014/0190910 A1
- Document ID: US20140190910A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/109,482
- Filed: 2013-12-17
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08
- Assignees: Panduit Corp.
- Applicants: Panduit Corp.
- Inventors: Brian K Arflack; Eleobardo Moreno; Clark M Kromenaker
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190910A1

## CPC

- A47B 55/00: Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having essential features of rigid construction (safes E05G)
- H05K 7/1488: {Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures}
- H05K 7/18: Construction of rack or frame
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

A rack is provided. The rack includes a vertical post and an equipment rail removably connected to the vertical post.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rack comprising:
a vertical post; and
an equipment rail removably connected to the vertical post.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1, wherein the equipment rail includes a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings for removably connecting electronic equipment to the rack.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1, wherein the vertical post comprises a front, a back, and a first side, the front, the back, and the first side forming a channel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The rack of claim 3, wherein the equipment rail is removably connected to the front of the vertical post and the back of the vertical post and encloses the channel to form a second side of the vertical post.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1 further comprising a front-to-back beam removably connected to the vertical post.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The rack of claim 5, wherein the front-to-back beam is removably connected to the equipment rail.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The rack of claim 5, wherein the front-to-back beam is disposed between the vertical post and the equipment rail.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The rack of claim 5, wherein the front-to-back beam is removably connectable to the vertical post at a first location corresponding to a first depth of the rack and a second location corresponding to a second depth of the rack.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The rack of claim 5, further comprising a side-to-side beam removably connected to the vertical post independent of the front-to-back beam such that the side-to-side beam remains connected to the vertical post when the front-to-back beam is removed.

### Claim 10 (depends on 5)

The rack of claim 5, wherein the front-to-back beam comprises a first section and a second section slidably connected to the first section to adjust the rack from a first depth to a second depth.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The rack of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the first section nests within at least a portion of the second section.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The rack of claim 11, wherein the first section comprises a first surface for removably connecting the front-to-back beam to a first vertical post and the second section comprises a second surface for removably connecting the front-to-back beam to a second vertical post such that the first surface and the second surface are aligned when the first section and the second section are nested.