QUICK RELEASE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
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1. A mounting assembly for mounting an equipment housing to spaced rails of an equipment rack, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a first receptor adapted to be secured to one rail of the rack and defining a first slot extending away from the rail to an open end;
a second receptor adapted to be secured to the other rail of the rack opposite the first receptor and defining a second slot extending away from the rail to an open end;
a first housing bracket adapted to be secured to a side of the equipment housing and defining a first tongue projecting away from the housing, the first tongue being sized to slide into the first slot;
a second housing bracket adapted to be secured to an opposite side of the equipment housing and defining a second tongue projecting away from the housing, the second tongue being sized to slide into the second slot.
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for quickly mounting and/or removing an equipment housing from an equipment rack. The mounting assembly comprises first and second receptors secured to respective rails of the equipment rack, first and second retainers secured to the first and second receptors, respectively, and first and second housing brackets secured to opposite sides of the equipment housing. Each housing bracket has a tongue extending away from the equipment housing and each tongue slides into a slot on each of the receptors. A latch on the tongue couples the equipment housing to the mounting assembly.
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1. A mounting assembly for mounting an equipment housing to spaced rails of an equipment rack, the mounting assembly comprising:
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a first receptor adapted to be secured to one rail of the rack and defining a first slot extending away from the rail to an open end; a second receptor adapted to be secured to the other rail of the rack opposite the first receptor and defining a second slot extending away from the rail to an open end; a first housing bracket adapted to be secured to a side of the equipment housing and defining a first tongue projecting away from the housing, the first tongue being sized to slide into the first slot; a second housing bracket adapted to be secured to an opposite side of the equipment housing and defining a second tongue projecting away from the housing, the second tongue being sized to slide into the second slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An equipment rack comprising:
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a pair of spaced apart rails having a series of openings for the mounting of equipment; a first receptor mounted to one rail; a second receptor mounted to the other rail opposite the first receptor; an equipment housing having opposed sides and being disposed substantially between the spaced apart rails; a first bracket mounted to a side of the equipment housing and comprising a projection releasably coupled with the first receptor; and a second bracket mounted to the opposite side of the equipment housing and comprising a projection releasably coupled with the second receptor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mounting assembly comprising:
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a receptor having a first leg configured to be mounted to a rack rail and a second leg projecting at a predetermined angle with respect to the first leg, the second leg defining an elongated slot; a bracket comprising a plate configured to be mounted to a side of an equipment housing and a tongue projecting at a predetermined angle with respect to the plate; the tongue configured to be received in the slot for mounting the equipment housing adjacent the rack rail. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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