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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Dell Products, L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Steven Embleton, Austin, TX (US);
Rene J. Salas, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A height-adjustable shock pallet includes a lower deck and an upper deck. A central portion of the upper deck is sized to receive a rack-mounted information handling system (IHS) for shipping. Air bags attached between the lower and upper decks are selectively inflatable to protect the rack-mounted IHS during transport and deflatable to position the upper deck proximate to the lower deck for unloading. A controller can detect a tilt of the upper deck and differentially inflate or deflate respective subsets of the air bags to rebalance the upper deck. The controller maintains the rack-mounted IHS horizontal to prevent tipping during transport. Integral or attachable caster wheels can enable repositioning of the height-adjustable shock pallet with the air bags deflated.