UNIVERSAL RACK-MOUNTABLE SHELF
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Abstract
A support and method for supporting equipment within a rack system regardless of its design is disclosed. The base of the support includes a surface capable of supporting the equipment reducing unintended movement of the equipment. Brackets capable of being securely attached to the rack system, regardless of whether it is two-post or four-post in design, are associated with the base of the support. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of selecting a design of rack system, attaching the support of the present system, and placement of the equipment to be supported.
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21. A support for supporting a load in a rack system of either a two-post or four-post design, said support comprising:
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a base;
said base having an upper surface capable of supporting the load and having at least two longitudinal flanges extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal dimension of the base including a first longitudinal flange adjacent to a first lateral edge of the base and a second longitudinal flange adjacent to a second lateral edge of the base; and
at least one means, for each longitudinal flange, for securely attaching the base to the rack system, the means for securely attaching adapted to enable attaching the base to rack systems having at least two different designs, wherein each different design is associated with at least one different location along the longitudinal dimension of the base for attaching the base using the longitudinal flange. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus configured to support equipment comprising:
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a base comprising;
an upper surface capable of supporting equipment; and
at least two longitudinal flanges extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal dimension of the base; and
one or more brackets for each longitudinal flange configured to enable the base to be coupled to rack systems having at least two different designs such that at least one post of each different design can couple to the base using the one or more brackets at one or more different locations along the longitudinal flange. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A shelf of a rack system comprising:
a base comprising;
an upper surface capable of supporting equipment; and
at least two longitudinal flanges extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal dimension of the base;
wherein one or more of the longitudinal flanges are configured to be capable of coupling to two or more rack systems designs including at least a two-post design and a four-post design, and wherein at least one of the longitudinal flanges is further configured to enable at least one post of at least one of the rack system designs to couple to the longitudinal flange at a different location along the longitudinal flange than at least one post of a different rack system design.- View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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