Blank panel for rack units
First Claim
1. A blank panel for use with an electronic component rack unit, said blank panel comprising at least one face plate having two side plate surfaces, a back plate surface with structural bracing members, wherein said face plate has means for exchangably and slidably receiving a mating portion of a fastener for attaching said face late with an attachment portion of said fastener to an orifice hole of a mounting bar of said rack unit irrespective of alternate configurations of said rack unit such that said face plate is contacting with said back plate surface said mounting bar, wherein said means comprises a recess recessing with finite length from said back plate surface into said face late and an overhang extension partially covering said recess such that said means is accessible to said fastener from a side plate surface of said face plate.
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Abstract
A blank panel for use with rack units. The blank panel comprises at least one face plate having a rectangular front plate surface, a back plate surface, top plate surface, bottom plate surface and two side plate surfaces. The face plate has a height corresponding to multiples of 1.75 inches. The face plate incorporates at least one recess for slidably receiving fasteners. The blank panel further comprises fasteners with mating portions for being slidably engaged with the face plate, and fastening portions for being further attachable to a rack unit. The fasteners have varied geometry to accommodate rack units with alternate configurations. The blank panel further comprises a plurality of face plates attached along the top and bottom plate surfaces. Each of the face plates is capable of individually receiving fasteners. The individual face plates of the blank panel are also modular and can be separated to configure the blank panel to varied height requirements.
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- 1. A blank panel for use with an electronic component rack unit, said blank panel comprising at least one face plate having two side plate surfaces, a back plate surface with structural bracing members, wherein said face plate has means for exchangably and slidably receiving a mating portion of a fastener for attaching said face late with an attachment portion of said fastener to an orifice hole of a mounting bar of said rack unit irrespective of alternate configurations of said rack unit such that said face plate is contacting with said back plate surface said mounting bar, wherein said means comprises a recess recessing with finite length from said back plate surface into said face late and an overhang extension partially covering said recess such that said means is accessible to said fastener from a side plate surface of said face plate.
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3. A blank panel comprised of a plurality of face plates including front plate surfaces, back plate surfaces, top plate surfaces, bottom plate surfaces, wherein said plurality of face plates are separable attached along a geometric place defined by one of said top plate surfaces of a first of said plurality of face plates and defined by one of said bottom plate surfaces of a second of said plurality of face plates adjacent to said first face plate and wherein at least one of said plurality of said face plates having tow side plate surfaces and a back plate surface, wherein said face plate has means for exchangably and slidably receiving a mating portion of a fastener for attaching said face plate with an attachment portion of said fastener to an orifice hole of a mounting bar of said rack unit irrespective of alternate configurations of said rack unit such that said face plate is contacting with said back plate surface said mounting bar, wherein said means comprises a recess recessing from said back plate surface into said face plate and fan overhang extension partially covering said recess such that said means is accessible to said fastener from a side plate surface of said face plate.
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