Adjustable rack apparatus

Abstract

An adjustable rack to enclose one or more electronic components in one or more enclosures. The adjustable rack includes a cabinet and, for each enclosure, a set of horizontal bars to define with micro-adjustability an actual height of the enclosure, including slots defined along respective horizontal lengths thereof, to be coupled to opposing walls at variable heights along the walls, a set of vertical bars to define with micro-adjustability an actual depth of the enclosure, including a set of horizontally slotted holes defined along respective vertical heights thereof, to be coupled to the horizontal bars at variable horizontal positions along the slots of the horizontal bars, a set of first brackets, and a set of second brackets.

1 . An adjustable rack to enclose one or more electronic components, which are each within, wider or narrower than specifications defined by EIA- 310 -D standards, in one or more enclosures, the adjustable rack comprising:
 a cabinet, including a floor, a ceiling and at least two walls coupled to the floor to support the ceiling, with the floor, the walls and the ceiling cooperatively defining each of the one or more enclosures as respectively having an initial height, an initial depth and an initial width; and, for each enclosure,   a set of horizontal bars to define with micro-adjustability an actual height of the enclosure, including slots defined along respective horizontal lengths thereof, to be coupled to corresponding panels of opposing ones of the at least two walls at heights along the walls,   a set of vertical bars to define with micro-adjustability an actual depth of the enclosure, including a set of horizontally slotted holes defined along respective vertical heights thereof, to be coupled to coupling surfaces of each of the horizontal bars at horizontal positions along the slots of the horizontal bars,   a set of first brackets, each first bracket including:
 a front side to be coupled to preselected ones of the horizontally slotted holes of the vertical bars at vertical heights along the vertical bars and at horizontal positions of the horizontally slotted holes included within each of the vertical bars, 
 an elbow at an edge of the front side of the bracket disposed toward an interior of the corresponding enclosure, and 
 an interior second side, integrally connected to the front side of the bracket at the elbow, to be disposed at a right angle with respect to the front side and including a set of slotted holes defined therein along a width-wise orientation of the corresponding enclosure, and 
   a set of second brackets to directly mount the corresponding electronic component and to define with micro-adjustability width of the enclosure, each of the second brackets being respectively coupled to one of:   each of the first brackets at widths along the slotted holes of the interior second side of the first brackets, and   to the vertical bars at vertical heights, wherein, where the second brackets are respectively coupled to the vertical bars, the vertical bars further comprise a width-wise oriented section including slotted holes defined therein along a width-wise orientation of the corresponding enclosure.   
   
   
       2 . The adjustable rack according to  claim 1 , wherein sizes of each of the one or more enclosures vary from one another. 
   
   
       3 . The adjustable rack according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more electronic components are directly coupled to the walls, the horizontal bars, the vertical bars or the second brackets. 
   
   
       4 . The adjustable rack according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the second brackets is configured to mount various electronic components, which are each equipped with various mounting patterns. 
   
   
       5 . The adjustable rack according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more enclosures encloses one or more electronic components.