US 7,476,804 B2
Network cabinet
Samuel J. Adducci, Palos Heights, Ill. (US); Christopher A. Dybek, Wyanet, Ill. (US); Bruce R. Appino, Wood Dale, Ill. (US); Max W. Hibner, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Michael J. McGrath, New Lenox, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, Ill. (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/927,012.
Application 11/927012 is a division of application No. 11/467956, filed on Aug. 29, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/781923, filed on Mar. 13, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2008/0067904 A1, Mar. 20, 2008
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—50  [174/59; 174/62; 174/54; 174/17 A; 312/265.1; 312/265.2; 312/223.1; 361/600; 361/796] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network cabinet, comprising:
a base member comprising a plurality of side to side base beams and a plurality of front to back base beams, the side to side base beams positioned between and perpendicular to the front to back base beams; a pair of vertical frame rail members connected to the base member and positioned spaced apart, along at least a portion of a length of the vertical frame rail members, from at least two adjacent sidewalls and a corner of the cabinet formed by the two adjacent sidewalls, wherein each sidewall comprises one of a panel and a door and one of the sidewalls and the pair of vertical frame rail members define a cable management pathway, wherein at least a portion of the cable management pathway is vertically aligned outside of the front to back base beams of the base member: and an equipment rail positionable into a spaced apart relationship with the vertical frame rail member.