US 7,498,512 B2
Network cabinet
Samuel J. Adducci, Palos Heights, Ill. (US); Christopher A. Dybek, Ottawa, 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 Aug. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/467,956.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/781923, filed on Mar. 13, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0210679 A1, Sep. 13, 2007
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—50  [174/59; 174/54; 174/62; 174/17 A; 312/265.1; 312/265.2; 361/600] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network cabinet, comprising:
a base member comprising a pair of side to side base beams and a pair of front to back base beams, the side to side base beams positioned between and perpendicular to the front to back base beams; a vertical frame rail member connected to the base member and positioned spaced apart, along at least a portion of a length of the vertical frame rail member, 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 an equipment rail positionable into a spaced apart relationship with the vertical frame rail member.