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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2015
Vce Company, Llc, Richardson, TX (US);
Samuel M. Marrs, Bradley, IL (US);
Alva B. Eaton, Nottingham Park, IL (US);
VCE IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC, Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
Equipment racks, methods of installing equipment modules into equipment racks, and adaptor blocks for installing equipment modules into equipment racks are disclosed. In some examples, an equipment rack includes first and second rack rails and a carrier pack mounted to the first and second rack rails. The carrier pack includes first and second pack rails, each pack rail having a plurality of spaced apart mounting holes. The carrier pack includes first and second adapter blocks mounted to the first and second pack rails using the spaced apart mounting holes. Each of the first and second adapter blocks includes at least one post. The carrier pack includes an equipment module mounted to the first and second adapter blocks. The equipment module includes first and second spring loaded latches attached to the posts of the first and second adapter blocks.