Latch controller for quick-mount support for telescoping slide

Abstract

A telescoping slide support assembly includes a telescoping slide assembly, a vertical rack for use in an equipment cabinet, and a quick-mount support coupled to a stationary slide included in the telescoping slide assembly. The quick-mount support includes a latch that is movable to facilitate coupling and uncoupling of the quick-mount support and the vertical rack.

1 . A telescoping slide assembly support system comprising 
 a telescoping slide assembly including load-carrying and stationary slides movable relative to one another to extend and retract the load-carrying slide relative to the stationary slide between fully extended and retracted positions, and    a quick-mount support coupled to the stationary slide, the quick-mount support including a movable bottom latch arranged to extend through a first latch aperture, a movable top latch arranged to extend through a second latch aperture, and a force generator coupled to the bottom and top latches and arranged to move the bottom and top latches away from one another while the bottom latch extends through the first of the latch apertures and the top latch extends through the second of the latch apertures to mate the bottom and top latches with a rack to block uncoupling of the quick-mount support and the rack.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the force generator includes a first spring arranged to urge the bottom latch normally away from the top latch and a second spring arranged to urge the top latch normally away from the bottom latch.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the quick-mount support further includes a mount unit coupled to the stationary slide, the first spring is coupled at one end to the mount unit and at another end to the bottom latch, and the second spring is coupled at one end to the mount unit and at another end to the top latch.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the bottom latch is mounted on the mount unit for pivotable movement about a first latch pivot axis and the top latch is mounted on the mount unit for pivotable movement about a second latch pivot axis.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the bottom latch is mounted for pivotable movement about a first latch pivot axis, the top latch is mounted for pivotable movement about a second latch pivot axis, the first spring is arranged normally to pivot the bottom latch about the first latch pivot axis in a counterclockwise direction, and the second spring is arranged normally to pivot the top latch about the second latch pivot axis in a clockwise direction.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the quick-mount support includes a mount unit, a first pivot mount is coupled to the mount unit and to the bottom latch to establish the first latch pivot axis, a second pivot mount is coupled to the mount unit and to the top latch to establish the second latch pivot axis, the first spring includes a coiled portion wrapped around the first pivot mount and positioned to lie between the mount unit and the bottom latch, and the second spring includes a coiled portion wrapped around the second pivot mount and positioned to lie between the mount unit and the top latch.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the bottom latch includes a base intersecting the first latch pivot axis, a latch lug arranged to extend through the first of the latch apertures, and a mid-section arranged to interconnect the base and latch lug of the bottom latch and coupled to the first spring, and the top latch includes a base intersecting the second latch pivot axis, a latch lug arranged to extend through the second of the latch apertures, and a mid-section arranged to interconnect the base and latch lug of the top latch and coupled to the second spring.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the quick-mount support further includes a mount unit formed to include first and second slots and a first alignment guide coupled to the mount unit and formed to include a first channel communicating with the first slot, the first alignment guide is arranged to extend through a first of the series of latch apertures, and one of the bottom and top latches is arranged to extend through the first slot and into the first channel and is coupled to the mount unit for pivotable movement about a pivot axis between an extended position wherein a latch lug included in the one of the bottom and top latch extends out of the first channel to confront the rack so as to block removal of the one of the bottom and top latches from the first of the series of latch apertures formed in the rack and a retracted position wherein the latch lug is located in the first channel to allow movement of the first alignment guide and the one of the bottom and top latches through the first of the series of latch apertures.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the quick-mount support further includes a mount unit formed to include first and second slots, a first alignment guide formed to include a first channel and arranged to extend through a first of the series of latch apertures formed in the rack, and a second alignment guide formed to include a second channel and arranged to extend through a second of the series of latch apertures formed in the rack, the movable bottom latch extends through and is movable in the first slot and channel, and the movable top latch extends through and is movable in the second slot and channel.  
   
   
       10 - 15 . (canceled)  
   
   
       16 . A telescoping slide assembly support system comprising 
 a telescoping slide assembly including load-carrying and stationary slides movable relative to one another to extend and retract the load-carrying slide relative to the stationary slide between fully extended and retracted positions,    a rack formed to include a series of latch apertures, and    a quick-mount support coupled to the stationary slide, the quick-mount support including a movable bottom latch arranged to extend through a first of the latch apertures, a movable top latch arranged to extend through a second of the latch apertures, and a force generator coupled to the bottom and top latches and arranged to move the bottom and top latches away from one another while the bottom latch extends through the first of the latch apertures and the top latch extends through the second of the latch apertures to mate the bottom and top latches with the rack to block uncoupling of the quick-mount support and the rack,    wherein the force generator includes at least one spring arranged to urge the bottom latch normally away from the top latch and arranged to urge the top latch normally away from the bottom latch.    
   
   
       17 . A device for attaching a telescoping slide assembly including load-carrying and stationary slides movable relative to one another to extend and retract the load-carrying slide relative to the stationary slide between fully extended and retracted positions to a rack comprising a quick-mount support including 
 a movable bottom latch having a base and a lug extending generally perpendicular from the base, the bottom latch arranged to extend the lug through a first latch aperture,    a movable top latch having a base and a lug extending generally perpendicular from the base, the top latch arranged to extend through a second latch aperture, and    at least one spring coupled to the bottom and top latches and arranged to move the bottom and top latches away from one another to a latching position wherein the bottom latch extends through the first latch aperture and the top latch extends through the second latch aperture to mate the bottom and top latches with a rack with the lugs blocking uncoupling of the quick-mount support and the rack,    wherein application of an external force greater than the force of the spring moves the bottom and top latches toward each other to an unlatching position wherein the latches can be removed from the apertures.    
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the first spring is arranged to urge the bottom latch along a first axis with respect to the top latch and wherein each of the lugs extends in a direction generally parallel to the first axis and away from its respective latch base.