Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Removable wall
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-03
2001-10-30
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Removable wall
C174S037000, C174S095000, C052S126600, C211S026000, C220S003940
Reexamination Certificate
active
06310294
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a vertical separation rack and, more particularly, to a vertical separation rack including separate partitions for organizing various types of cabling.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The proliferation of various types of inter-networked communications/computer equipment has resulted in large numbers of various types of cabling being required to interconnect the different hardware elements. In some environments, therefore, hundreds of different cables may be located and used to connect equipment. In particular, building locations that use raised flooring often include a mass of such cabling underneath the raised floor. Problems often arise when it is necessary to repair, replace or modify these cable installations, since the cabling merely lays underneath the raised floor in a disorganized, haphazard fashion. Much time is therefore spent in determining the various connections and interconnections of the cabling.
A need remains, therefore, for a cable organizing arrangement that can be used in a raised floor environment that is effective in separating various types of cables into predefined categories.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The need remaining in the prior art is addressed by the present invention, which relates to a vertical separation rack and, more particularly, to a vertical separation rack including separate partitions for organizing various types of cabling.
In accordance with the present invention, a rack including an arcuate base with a plurality of apertures formed therein is used. A plurality of removable vertical walls are disposed across the expanse of the arcuate base so that various types of cabling may be laid across the base and maintained in separate regions by using the vertical walls as dividers. The removable walls are formed to include pins across the bottom surface, where the pins mate with the apertures to define the location of each wall.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the height of the walls is chosen so that the rack will remain below the location of a raised floor, while also providing sufficient height to prevent the cabling from becoming intermixed.
It is an aspect of the present invention that the number of walls used within a particular rack structure of the present invention is determined based upon the number of different types of cabling that may be run, and may be adjusted by adding/removing walls, as need be.
It is a further aspect of the invention to require an arcuate profile for the base so as to provide a smooth transition from the ground and over the rack base, thereby preventing buckling or kinking of the cables as they traverse the rack.
Other and further aspects of the present invention will become apparent during the course of the following discussion and by reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Di Girolamo Oscar
Hendricks John
Rolnick Mitch
Trzaska Michael
AT&T Corp.
Nino Adolfo
Reichard Dean A.
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