Close-off for use with an equipment rack
AssigneeUnisys Corporation
InventorsJohn A Helgenberg, Terry W. Louth
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Abstract
A low-cost, self-contained close-off for a cabinet is formed as a generally planar body which is provided with integrated hardware for facilitating the attachment of the close-off to the cabinet, and subsequent detachment of the close-off from the cabinet. The planar body preferably incorporates an embossed region for providing the close-off with structural integrity, and is preferably fitted with integrated latches for securing the close-off to the cabinet. Support features are also preferably mated with the planar body including guide pins and embossed locators for positively locating the close-off relative to the cabinet at a proper height and in a correct orientation.
Claims36
A close-off for covering an open region of an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a plurality of brackets for developing the enclosure, wherein each of the brackets has a series of holes for mounting equipment within the enclosure, and wherein the close-off comprises:
- a generally planar body having a shape which substantially corresponds to the open region of the enclosure;
- mounting hardware received in and extending through at least one opening formed in the planar body, wherein the mounting hardware includes a catch for engaging portions of the brackets;
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- a plurality of bracket-engaging features projecting from the planar body, for engaging the holes in the brackets and for guiding the close-off into alignment over the open region.
A close-off for covering an open region of an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a plurality of brackets for developing the enclosure, wherein each of the brackets has a series of holes for mounting equipment within the enclosure, and wherein the close-off comprises:
- a generally planar body having a shape which substantially corresponds to the open region of the enclosure;
- mounting hardware received in and extending through at least one opening formed in the planar body, wherein the mounting hardware includes a catch for engaging portions of the brackets;
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- at least one guide pin sized to slidingly engage the holes in the brackets, and at least one locator coupled with the guide pin and sized to engage the holes in the brackets, wherein the guide pin and the locator project from the planar body, for engaging the holes in the brackets and for guiding the close-off into alignment over the open region.
A close-off for covering an open region of an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a plurality of brackets for developing the enclosure, wherein each of the brackets has a series of holes for mounting equipment within the enclosure, and wherein the close-off comprises:
- a generally planar body having a shape which substantially corresponds to the open region of the enclosure;
- an opposing pair of latches received in and extending through openings formed in the planar body, wherein each of the latches includes a catch for engaging portions of the brackets;
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- an opposing pair of guide pins sized to slidingly engage the holes in the brackets, and an opposing pair of locators coupled with the guide pins and sized to engage the holes in the brackets, wherein the guide pins and the locators project from the planar body, for engaging the holes in the brackets and for guiding the close-off into alignment over the open region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.