Rail for a modular rack

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a rail for a modular rack showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror-image of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being identical to FIG. 5;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1, except that the rail is shown receiving a pair of slidable brackets, both being shown in phantom as environmental structure only and therefore forming no part of our claimed design; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the rail for a modular bracket showing our new design, the front, rear, left side, right side, top and bottom views being similar to FIGS. 2–5, except for an extra pair of louvers.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rail for a modular rack, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D572066
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 2007
Date of Patent: Jul 1, 2008
Assignee: Taprite-Fassco Manufacturing, Inc. (San Antonio, TX)
Inventor: Craig A. Swanson (Canyon Lake, TX)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Application Number: 29/284,907
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/553