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US 2019/0169880 A1Published application
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 a rotation of the equipment relative the base container when partially enclosed by the base container is restricted with respect to one or more axes of rotation;
- a rear support wall coupled to at least one sidewall of the base container, the rear support wall traversing the base container in a first direction, the rear support wall including a locking mechanism;
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- a rotatable locking arm held by the rear support wall, the rotatable locking arm having a first end member coupled to a hinge, and a second end member comprising a complementary locking mechanism, the locking mechanism of the rear support wall and the complementary locking mechanism of the rotatable locking arm being configured to cooperatively engage to define a locked position of the rotatable locking arm, the rotatable locking arm in the locked position being configured to enclose a portion of the equipment in a space between the rotatable locking arm and the rear support wall such that removal of the equipment from the base container is restricted.
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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 in the set of sidewalls of the base container include at least one 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 a rotation of the equipment relative the base container when partially enclosed by the base container is restricted with respect to one or more axes of rotation;
- a rear support wall coupled to at least one 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 at least one 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 coupled to a hinge, and a second end member comprising a complementary locking mechanism, the locking mechanism of the rear support wall and the complementary locking mechanism of the rotatable locking arm being configured to cooperatively engage to define a locked position of the rotatable locking arm, the rotatable locking arm in the locked position being configured to enclose a portion of the equipment in a space between the rotatable locking arm and the rear support wall such that removal of the equipment from the base container is restricted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.