Equipment case with slideout racks
First Claim
1. A container for receiving equipment, the container comprising:
- an outer case;
an isolation panel fixed to the outer case, the isolation panel having truss-shaped portions contiguously arranged between first and second end portions, wherein the individual truss-shaped portions have an apex and a base, and wherein a distance between the apex and the base, as measured in a direction generally perpendicular to the isolation panel, defines a thickness of the isolation panel, the isolation panel further having a slide engagement member adjacent to at least one truss-shaped portion, wherein the slide engagement member is positioned at least partially between the apex and the base of the truss-shaped portions;
a shock absorbent device located between the outer case and the isolation panel, the shock absorbent device having a primary load axis arranged at a desired angle relative to a horizontal reference plane; and
an inner member having an elongated guide member configured with a channel to slidably engage the slide engagement member of the isolation panel, the inner member sized to be received in the outer case.
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Abstract
A container includes an outer case with an interior volume sized to receive an equipment rack assembly, which in turn includes an inner (i.e., movable or slidable) platform assembly slidably coupled to an outer (i.e., non-movable or fixed) isolation assembly fixed to the case. In one example, the inner platform assembly slidably engages the outer isolation assembly using a joint, such as a dove-tail style joint. In addition, the outer isolation assembly may be supported by one or more shock absorbent devices positioned between the outer isolation assembly and the case. The shock absorbent devices may be positioned, oriented and tuned to achieve a desired amount of shock attenuation and damping.
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17 Claims
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1. A container for receiving equipment, the container comprising:
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an outer case; an isolation panel fixed to the outer case, the isolation panel having truss-shaped portions contiguously arranged between first and second end portions, wherein the individual truss-shaped portions have an apex and a base, and wherein a distance between the apex and the base, as measured in a direction generally perpendicular to the isolation panel, defines a thickness of the isolation panel, the isolation panel further having a slide engagement member adjacent to at least one truss-shaped portion, wherein the slide engagement member is positioned at least partially between the apex and the base of the truss-shaped portions; a shock absorbent device located between the outer case and the isolation panel, the shock absorbent device having a primary load axis arranged at a desired angle relative to a horizontal reference plane; and an inner member having an elongated guide member configured with a channel to slidably engage the slide engagement member of the isolation panel, the inner member sized to be received in the outer case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An assembly receivable into an outer case of an equipment container, the assembly comprising:
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an isolation plate fixed to an inner surface of the outer case, the isolation plate configured with ridges contiguously arranged between first and second end portions, the plate having at least one planar portion located adjacent one of the ridges, the plate further having a slide member coupled to the planar portion and extending generally parallel with the ridges, wherein the slide member extends from the planar portion a first distance in a direction generally perpendicular to the isolation plate, and wherein the ridges extend from the isolation plate a second distance in the direction generally perpendicular to the isolation plate, and further wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance; and a shock absorbent device positionable between the outer case and the isolation member, the shock absorbent device having a primary load axis arranged at an angle that is substantially perpendicular to a surface of one of the ridges. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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