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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Tiffany J. Williams, Austin, TX (US);
Clarence L. Langlinais, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A rail system for an equipment rack includes a removable bracket on each rail of the system which can be exchanged between the rails to enable the rail system to be coupled between the posts of an equipment rack in multiple configurations. Each rail additionally includes a front bracket, a fixed center bracket, and a rear bracket. In one mounting configuration, the front bracket and the removable center bracket are coupled to a post of the equipment rack. In a second configuration, the removable center brackets of the rails are exchanged with one another so that the rail system can be mounted in a center mount configuration in which the removable center bracket and the fixed center bracket are mounted on opposite sides of the post. The rail system includes a rear bracket with cable management features.