Exhaust air duct with adjustable filler panel assemblies

Details Exhaust air duct with adjustable filler panel assemblies Exhaust air duct with adjustable filler panel assemblies

2008-05-19

2010-11-23

Pape, Zachary M (Department: 2835)

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

C312S223200, C312S236000, C312S265100, C454S184000, C361S688000, C361S724000, C248S165000, C248S295110, C211S026000, C211S184000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07839635

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable filler panel assembly, configured for use in an electronic equipment enclosure, includes a first panel and a second panel, each adapted to block airflow. The first panel has pairs of horizontally aligned adjustment openings formed therein, and the second panel has a pair of horizontally aligned attachment members disposed near one end. The first and second panels are connected to one another in an overlapping arrangement to form an air-blocking panel assembly with the attachment members of the second panel being aligned with and connected to a pair of adjustment openings of the first panel. In addition, the first panel and the second panel are telescopically adjustable relative to one another such that a length of the air-blocking panel assembly is selectively adjustable to fill at least a portion of an opening in the electronic equipment enclosure, thereby blocking air from flowing through the opening.

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