Universal computer enclosure

Abstract

The invention provides a cabinet for storing computer devices with from various device vendors. This allows one cabinet to be used for multiple brands of computer devices, rather than requiring a separate type of cabinet for each brand of computer device. There are several cabinet features that add flexibility to the cabinet. One or more of these features can be incorporated in a cabinet to increase the flexibility of the cabinet for storing different brands of computer devices with different storage requirements.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A storage cabinet adapted to mount and store computer devices from different vendors and having different sizes, comprising: 
 a frame;    an enclosure including a front door connected to the frame, a top panel connected to the frame, a right side panel connected to the frame, a left side panel connected to the frame, and a rear door connected to the frame;    a left bottom track connected to the frame;    a right bottom track connected to the frame;    a left top track connected to the frame;    a right top track connected to the frame;    a left front device support structure slidably connected to the left top track and the left bottom track to allow positioning of the left front device support structure at a desired position within the cabinet, including an interior surface substantially parallel to the left and right side panels and further including a rail with an inside edge and with a plurality of substantially square holes having sides of approximately 0.38 inches for being connected to a computer device intended to be mounted to a square hole and for being connected to an adapter to change the dimensions of the hole to connect a computer device intended to be mounted in a hole of different dimensions than the substantially square hole;    a right front device support structure slidably connected to the right top track and the right bottom track to allow positioning of the right front device support structure at a desired position within the cabinet, including an interior surface substantially parallel to the left and right side panels and spaced approximately 19.76 inches from the interior surface of the left front device support structure and further including a rail with an inside edge spaced approximately 17.81 inches from the inside edge of the rail of the left front device support structure and with a plurality of substantially square holes having sides of approximately 0.38 inches for being connected to a computer device intended to be mounted to a square hole and for being connected to an adapter to change the dimensions of the hole to connect a computer device intended to be mounted in a hole of different dimensions than the substantially square hole;    a left rear device support structure including an interior surface substantially parallel to the left and right side panels and further including a rail with an inside edge and with a plurality of substantially square holes having sides of approximately 0.38 inches and being slidably connected to the left top track and the left bottom track to allow positioning of the left rear device support structure at a desired position within the cabinet, and wherein the left rear device support structure is positioned with the rail of the left rear device support structure being approximately 29.13 inches from the rail of the left front device structure;    a right rear device support structure including an interior surface substantially parallel to the left and right side panels and spaced approximately 19.76 inches from the interior surface of the left rear device support structure and further including a rail with an inside edge spaced approximately 17.81 inches from the inside edge of the rail of the left rear device support structure and with a plurality of substantially square holes having sides of approximately 0.38 inches, and being slidably connected to the left top track and the left bottom track to allow positioning of the right rear device support structure at a desired position within the cabinet, and wherein the right rear device support structure is positioned with the rail of the right rear device support structure being approximately 29.13 inches from the rail of the right front device structure; and    a plurality of narrowing adapters for being connected to the device support structures to make the width between the interior surfaces of the left and right support structures approximately 18.80 inches for connecting to computer devices intended to be mounted in racks with a width between interior surfaces of left and right support structures of approximately 18.80 inches rather than approximately 19.76 inches.