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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Robert W Luffel, Greeley, CO (US);
David P Jones, Bellvue, CO (US);
Curtis C. Ballard, Eaton, CO (US);
Nicholas D Thayer, Greeley, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for mounting a device in an equipment cabinet may comprises: Providing a device with a mounting pathway; providing a support spar that is sized to be received by the mounting pathway in the device; engaging the support spar with the mounting pathway; engaging a spacer sleeve with the support spar; and engaging the first and second ends of the support spar with the equipment cabinet so that the support spar supports the device within the cabinet and so that the spacer sleeve is positioned between the device and at least one side of the equipment cabinet.