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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Terry M. Ciccaglione, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Charles C. Gange, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Sharon T. Spaulding, Highland, NY (US);
Terry M. Ciccaglione, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Charles C. Gange, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Sharon T. Spaulding, Highland, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated installation apparatus to receive an electronics rack in a data center method is provided having a mat comprising a hard material to protect a floor surface beneath the mat, wherein the mat has a key feature to couple to a key feature of an adjacent mat. The apparatus also has a guide coupled to the mat to receive a rolling member supporting the electronics rack and a weight distribution structure configured to distribute a weight from feet that support the electronics rack to the mat.