US 12,274,011 B2
Extension kit
Max Röhrl, Eichendorf (DE); Alfons Kaltenberger, Simbach (DE); and Siegfried Schneiderbauer, Rossbach (DE)
Assigned to VERTIV S.R.L., Piove di Sacco (IT)
Filed by Vertiv S.r.l., Padua (IT)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/833,270.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 116 812.0 (DE), filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007795 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0217 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extension kit for an IT equipment cabinet, wherein the IT equipment cabinet has a height, a width and a depth, the extension kit comprising:
two vertical profiles,
two transverse profiles,
four depth profiles,
wherein the two vertical profiles and the two transverse profiles form a rectangular frame having four contact regions formed by two lower contact regions and two upper contact regions between respective ones of the vertical profiles and respective ones of the transverse profiles, wherein each of the depth profiles is fastened to one of the four contact regions with one of its ends,
two adapter profiles,
wherein each one of the two said adapter profiles is fastened parallel to an associated one of said vertical profiles on the other ends of two of said depth profiles,
wherein the adapter profiles are configured to be coupled to vertical surfaces of at least one of a rear portion or a front portion of the IT equipment cabinet in a manner which extends only the depth of the IT equipment cabinet, and such that the extension kit matches the height and width of the IT equipment cabinet; and
wherein an identical corner connector is provided in each of the contact regions.
 
2. The extension kit according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the vertical profiles and the transverse profiles are the same.