Universal toolless rack mount bracket
AssigneeJonathan Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsPatty J. Brock, Ramiro Perez
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Abstract
A bracket for connecting a slide assembly to a rack having any one of multiple hole standards. The bracket includes a first portion defining a first surface that contacts the rack and a second portion that defines a second surface that contacts the rack. The first portion and the second portion cooperate to capture a portion of the rack therebetween. The bracket further includes a first projection sized and shaped to engage a first rack hole standard and a second projection sized and shaped to engage a second rack hole standard. The bracket may also include additional projections configured to engage additional hole standards.
Claims19
A bracket for connecting a slide assembly to a frame member having a plurality of openings, the bracket comprising:
- a first portion defining a first surface that is configured to contact the frame member, the first portion being connected to a slide assembly;
- and
- a second portion defining a second surface that is configured to contact the frame member, said second portion being slidable in a length direction of the bracket relative to said first portion to change a distance between the first and second surfaces;
- wherein said first portion and said second portion cooperate to capture a section of the frame member therebetween;
- and
- wherein the bracket further comprises:
- a first projection generally extending between the first surface and the second surface, the first projection adapted to engage a first rack hole standard;
- and
- a second projection that is separate from the first projection and offset from the first projection in a height direction of the bracket, the second projection extending between the first surface and the second surface, the second projection adapted to engage at least a second rack hole standard.
A bracket for connecting a slide assembly to a rack having any one of multiple hole standards, the bracket comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a second portion, wherein said first portion and said second portion cooperate to capture a portion of the rack therebetween;
- said second portion further comprising:
- a first section;
- and
- a second section movable relative to the first section between at least a first position and a second position;
- a first set of projections and a second set of projections, wherein the first set of projections are carried by the first section and the second set of projections are carried by the second section;
- wherein said bracket accommodates a first rack hole standard when said first section is in said first position and said bracket accommodates a second rack hole standard when said first section is in said second position.
A method of securing a slide assembly to a frame member, comprising:
- providing a bracket member, said bracket member comprising:
- a first portion comprising a flange;
- and
- a second portion comprising a head, wherein the flange of said first portion and the head of said second portion cooperate to capture a portion of the frame member therebetween;
- wherein said bracket is configured to accommodate a first hole standard of the frame member when the head of said second portion is in a first position, and wherein said bracket is configured to accommodate a second hole standard of the frame member when the head of said second portion is in a second position;
- and
- wherein the head of said second portion is movable between the first position and the second position using a selector member;
- moving the selector member to one of a first and second position to thereby move the head to an appropriate one of the first and second positions depending on a hole standard of the frame member;
- aligning the bracket along a desired location of the frame member;
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- capturing the frame member between the flange and the head by moving the first portion relative to the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.