US 12,349,320 B2
Header panel assembly for preventing air circulation above electronic equipment enclosure
William Drew Krietzman, Rathdrum, ID (US)
Assigned to CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC., Simi Valley, CA (US)
Filed by CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC., Agoura Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/516,549.
Application 17/516,549 is a continuation of application No. 16/422,295, filed on May 24, 2019, granted, now 11,166,395.
Application 16/422,295 is a continuation of application No. 15/051,087, filed on Feb. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,306,812, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/051,087 is a continuation of application No. 13/291,861, filed on Nov. 8, 2011, granted, now 9,313,927, issued on Apr. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/411,359, filed on Nov. 8, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/411,373, filed on Nov. 8, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053672 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20836 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20745 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hot/cold aisle containment system, comprising:
a frame structure adapted to be at least partially covered by one or more panels to define an interior space, the frame structure including a first vertical member, a second vertical member, and a horizontal member, having top and bottom sides and front and rear faces, wherein the horizontal member is supported directly by the first and second vertical members;
at least one electronic equipment enclosure installed at least partially within the frame structure such that the first and second vertical members are on opposite sides of the at least one electronic equipment enclosure and the horizontal member of the frame structure extends from one side of the at least one electronic equipment enclosure to the other; and
a header panel assembly installed between, and supported by, a top of the at least one electronic equipment enclosure and the horizontal member of the frame structure to prevent circulation of air above the enclosure, the header panel assembly including a main panel, wherein an upper portion of the header panel assembly extends upward alongside one of the front and rear faces of the horizontal member of the frame structure such that the upper portion of the header panel assembly overlaps and covers at least a portion of the front or rear face;
wherein the header panel assembly further includes a fixed bracket, including a main body in the form of a secondary panel, that is supported by the horizontal member of the frame structure by connecting the secondary panel thereto, wherein the main panel is adjustably coupled to the secondary panel, and wherein the secondary panel forms the upper portion of the header panel assembly that extends upward alongside one of the front and rear faces of the horizontal member of the frame structure all the way to the top side of the horizontal member such that the upper portion overlaps and covers the front or rear face.