Sliding rack-mountable rails for rack-mountable components

A support rail for supporting an equipment component on a rack system, the rack system having front and rear racks each with a plurality of openings, the support rail comprising a pair of rails, each rail comprising:

• a first rail having an elongated support with a first end and a second end;
• a first end bracket slidably attached to the first end of the first rail, the first end bracket includes a pair of first locking flanges extending from the first end bracket and distally positioned from one another to form a first gap there-between, the first end bracket further includes a pair of piloting flanges extending from the first end bracket in the first gap between the pair of first locking flanges, wherein the pair of first locking flanges and the piloting flanges are positioned to slid through the openings in the rack and engage the rack to secure the first end of the first rail thereto;
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• a second end bracket secured to the second end of the first rail, the second end bracket includes a plate outwardly extending from the second end bracket to define a second gap between the plate and a face member extending outwardly from an edge of the second end of the outer rail, the second end bracket further includes a section pivotally engaging a top plate, the top plate includes lateral sides extending therefrom that terminate into second locking flanges, and wherein the pair of second locking flanges are positioned to slid through openings in the rack and engage the rack to secure the second end of the outer rail to the rack, with a portion of the rack sliding into the second gap between the plate and a face member.

A support rail assembly for supporting a component in a rack system, the rack system having front and rear racks each with a plurality of openings, the support rail assembly comprising a pair of rails, each rail comprising:

• an inner rail having a lateral base for alignment with a side of the component, the lateral base having a keyhole adapted for use with a corresponding lug extending from the side of the component, the inner rail further having flanges extending outwardly from the lateral base;
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• an outer rail having an elongated support with a first end and a second end, the elongated support further including sides terminating to inwardly curved edges to form edge channels sized to slidably receive the flanges on the inner rail, the outer rail further including:
• a first end bracket slidably attached to the first end of the outer rail, the first end bracket includes a pair of first locking flanges extending from the first end bracket and distally positioned from one another to form a first gap there-between, the first end bracket further includes a pair of piloting flanges extending from the first end bracket in the first gap between the pair of first locking flanges, wherein the pair of first locking flanges and the piloting flanges are positioned to slid through the openings in the rack and engage the rack to secure the first end of the outer rail thereto;
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• a second end bracket secured to the second end of the outer rail, the second end bracket includes a plate outwardly extending from the second end bracket, and defining an end gap between the plate and a face member extending outwardly from an edge of the second end of the outer rail, the second end bracket further includes a rearward section pivotally engaging a top plate, the top plate includes lateral sides extending therefrom and terminating into second locking flanges, and wherein the pair of second locking flanges are positioned to slid through openings in the rack and engage the rack to secure the second end of the outer rail to the rack, with a portion of the rack sliding into the second end gap between the plate and the face member.

A support rail for supporting an equipment component on a rack system, the rack system having front and rear racks each with a plurality of openings, the support rail comprising a pair of rails, each rail comprising:

• a first rail having an elongated support with a first end and a second end;
• a first end bracket slidably attached to the first end of the first rail, the first end bracket includes a pair of first locking flanges extending from the first end bracket and distally positioned from one another to form a first gap there-between, the first end bracket further includes a pair of piloting flanges extending from the first end bracket in the first gap between the pair of first locking flanges, wherein the pair of first locking flanges and the piloting flanges are positioned to slid through the openings in the rack and engage the rack to secure the first end of the first rail thereto;
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• a second end bracket having a base plate secured to the second end of the first rail, the base plate having a first pair of arms and a second pair of arms, a top plate having a pair of lateral sides extending therefrom, the lateral sides having a first end and a second end terminating into second locking flanges, and wherein the first pair of arms extend from one portion of the base plate and pivotally engaging the first end of the top plate, and wherein the second pair of arms extend from a second portion of the base plate and engage an interior surface of the lateral sides when the second end bracket is in a closed configuration.

A support rail for supporting an equipment component on a rack system, the rack system having front and rear racks each with a plurality of openings, the support rail comprising a pair of rails, each rail comprising:

• a first rail having an elongated support with a first end and a second end;
• a first end bracket slidably attached to the first end of the first rail, the first end bracket includes a pair of first locking flanges extending from the first end bracket and distally positioned from one another to form a first gap there-between, the first end bracket further includes a pair of piloting flanges extending from the first end bracket in the first gap between the pair of first locking flanges, wherein the pair of first locking flanges and the piloting flanges are positioned to slid through the openings in the rack and engage the rack to secure the first end of the first rail thereto;
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• a second end bracket secured to the second end of the first rail and configured to engage the rack to secure the second end of the first rail thereto.