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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Aaron Matthew Hegrenes, Rochester, MN (US);
Ray Clement Laning, Rochester, MN (US);
Stephen Peter Mroz, Rochester, MN (US);
Jason Joseph Newton, Rochester, MN (US);
Kenneth Robert Peters, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An assembly and associated installation method for a server or other electronic equipment enclosure installable into a rack by a single person without adverse tolerance stack-up problems. A mounting bracket is attached to each end of a sliding rail coupled to the server or other equipment enclosure. The mounting bracket includes pins which are inserted into mounting apertures in the posts of the rack to temporarily retain and hold the sliding rail in the rack. Subsequently, a single user can then insert screws or other mechanical fasteners to securely attach the mounting bracket and sliding rail coupled thereto to the rack. The mounting bracket is fixedly secured to the rack and the sliding rail is permitted to move, translate or pivot relative to the mounting bracket to account for tolerance stack-up issues or other abnormalities in the dimensional fit between the server and rack system. The design of the mounting bracket inhibits appreciable vertical translation of the sliding rail thereby providing for proper clearance for the rack space below.