lockable equipment racks?

david gourley davidg.nospam.news at verizon.net
Tue May 13 13:50:37 EDT 2008


grady at ibiblio.org (grady) put forth the notion in...news:4829CC1B.4020709
@ibiblio.org:

> I need a name for a widget. I can see this clearly in my head & thus 
> being a naive American, I assume someone has already manufactured 
> something similar that I can buy. My googling has failed due to word 
> problems (i.e. I'm using the wrong word, presumably), so maybe someone 
> here has a better word.
> 
> I have some gear, in standard 19" racks. The gear needs to be 
accessible 
> 24/7, so I can't put it into locking road cases. However, I would still 
> like for it to not be stolen.
> 
> I have in my mind's eye an arrangement involving a piece of angle-iron 
> (i.e. a long skinny piece of metal bent at a 90-degree angle along its 
> longitudinal axis) that's affixed via piano hinge to the side of the 
> rack, such that it can be swung into place to cover the outer 3/4" or 
so 
> of the rack ears, including the bolt heads, or swung away to allow gear 
> to be moved/removed. It can be locked in place via any normal locking 
> arrangement, such as a hasp & padlock.
> 
> If you've seen such a thing (and know where I can procure it), or have 
a 
> better Google Brain than I do for this, please let me know.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ross
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I don't know if this would work for you in a simple form, but Markertek 
has lots of great stuff - some solutions aren't as 'cheap' as others. 
(sorry about the wrap, guess you'll have to copy/paste)-

http://www.markertek.com/SearchProduct.asp?item=HPT%2D7100&off=4
&sort=prod&skuonly=0&search=rack+lock&pagesize=20

david



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