EQUIPMENT CABINET HAVING IMPROVED SPACE UTILIZATION
First Claim
1. An equipment cabinet comprising:
- a front wall having a front opening therein, the front opening having a width;
a side wall, coupled to the front wall;
an equipment rack disposed adjacent to the front wall and to the side wall, the equipment rack having a width and a front face plane, wherein the width of the equipment rack is approximately equal to or larger than the width of the front opening, and the front face plane faces the front opening;
a space disposed between the equipment rack and the side wall, and between the equipment rack and the front wall; and
a mounting bracket comprising a plate and a protrusion, wherein the plate is coupled to one of the equipment rack, the front wall and the side wall, wherein the protrusion is disposed in the space, and further wherein the protrusion has a substantially planar surface, and the substantially planar surface is neither parallel to, nor in the same plane as, the front face plane.
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Abstract
An equipment cabinet (2) includes a front wall (4), a side wall (6,8), and an equipment rack (20) having a width (28) and a front face plane (32). The front wall includes a front opening (16) having a width (18). The width of the rack is approximately equal to or larger than the width of the front opening. A space (14) is disposed between the rack and the side wall, and between the rack and the front wall. A mounting bracket (40) includes a plate (42) and a protrusion (44), wherein the plate is coupled to one of the rack, the front wall and the side wall. The protrusion is disposed in the space, and includes a substantially planar surface (45) that is neither parallel to, nor in the same plane as, the front face plane. A patch panel (50), an adapter module (54), RFID components (60), or an RFID reader and/or reader antenna (64), may be coupled to the protrusion.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An equipment cabinet comprising:
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a front wall having a front opening therein, the front opening having a width; a side wall, coupled to the front wall; an equipment rack disposed adjacent to the front wall and to the side wall, the equipment rack having a width and a front face plane, wherein the width of the equipment rack is approximately equal to or larger than the width of the front opening, and the front face plane faces the front opening; a space disposed between the equipment rack and the side wall, and between the equipment rack and the front wall; and a mounting bracket comprising a plate and a protrusion, wherein the plate is coupled to one of the equipment rack, the front wall and the side wall, wherein the protrusion is disposed in the space, and further wherein the protrusion has a substantially planar surface, and the substantially planar surface is neither parallel to, nor in the same plane as, the front face plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An equipment cabinet comprising:
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an equipment rack including vertical rails that define a central rack space; a mounting bracket comprising a plate and a protrusion, wherein the plate is coupled to one of the vertical rails so that the protrusion is disposed outside of the central rack space; and RFID hardware coupled to the protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An equipment cabinet comprising:
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an equipment rack including a central rack space; an outer structure coupled to the equipment rack and disposed outside the central rack space; a space disposed outside of the central rack space and being defined by the equipment rack and the outer structure; a mounting bracket comprising a plate and a protrusion, wherein the plate is coupled to one of the equipment rack and the outer structure, wherein the protrusion is disposed in the space; and RFID hardware coupled to the protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification