Equipment rail and bracket assembly

An equipment rail and bracket assembly comprising:

• a bracket, the bracket including a mounting surface;
• and
• an equipment rail mounted to the mounting surface of the bracket, the equipment rail including a relief cut-out and a flexible tongue formed by the relief cut-out, the flexible tongue including a bracket mounting opening for mounting the equipment rail to the bracket,
• wherein the flexible tongue rotates relative to the equipment rail when the bracket is mounted to a cabinet,
• the equipment rail and bracket assembly further comprising a reinforcement plate positioned directly between the flexible tongue of the equipment rail and the mounting surface of the bracket, the reinforcement plate including a dimension greater than a corresponding dimension of the relief cut-out to prevent the bracket from rotating through the relief cut-out when equipment is mounted to the equipment rail.