Frameless inner enclosure for equipment case
AssigneeBecklin Holdings, Inc.
InventorsDennis Sterling Becklin, Spencer E. Adams, Brian C. Rushing
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Abstract
A substantial cuboid outer case has two or more inner rails mounted thereto by shock absorbers. An inner enclosure has sliders mounted directly to and contacting outer surfaces thereof, the sliders engaging the two or more rails. Clips retain the sliders in engagement with the rails when the inner enclosure is positioned within the outer case. The clips may include a pin that passes through both a slider and a panel of the inner enclosure. The inner enclosure may include a stack of two or more enclosures with sliders on the top and bottom enclosures.
Claims25
An apparatus for storing equipment comprising:
- an outer case having a first substantially cuboid shape;
- two or more rails mounted within the outer case and defining a longitudinal direction;
- an inner enclosure sized to insert within the outer case and including a plurality of panels defining a second substantially cuboid shape;
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- two or more sliders secured to the inner enclosure and directly interfacing with two or more outer surfaces of the plurality of panels, the two or more sliders configured to engage the two or more rails when the inner enclosure is inserted within the outer case along the longitudinal direction.
A method for storing equipment comprising:
- providing an outer case having a first substantially cuboid shape and having two or more rails mounted within the outer case and defining a longitudinal direction;
- providing an inner enclosure sized to insert within the outer case and including a plurality of panels defining a second substantially cuboid shape, the inner enclosure having two or more sliders secured thereto and directly interfacing with two or more outer surfaces of the plurality of panels;
- aligning the two or more sliders with the two or more rails;
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- sliding the two or more sliders into engagement with the two or more rails with the inner enclosure positioned within the outer case.
An apparatus for storing equipment comprising:
- an inner enclosure sized to insert within an outer case defining a first substantially cuboid shape, the inner enclosure including a plurality of panels defining a second substantially cuboid shape;
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- two or more sliders secured to the inner enclosure and directly interfacing with two or more outer surfaces of the plurality of panels, the two or more sliders configured to engage two or more rails mounted within the outer case when the inner enclosure is inserted within the outer case along a longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.