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An earthquake resistant equipment rack that includes multiple methods for reinforcing the equipment rack to resist seismic forces. The side rails can include two inwardly projecting V portions extending the length of the rails to diffuse seismic forces by deflecting seismic forces vertically. The ba

An earthquake resistant equipment rack that includes multiple methods for reinforcing the equipment rack to resist seismic forces. The side rails can include two inwardly projecting V portions extending the length of the rails to diffuse seismic forces by deflecting seismic forces vertically. The base and top are preferably formed from multiple components formed from sheet metal and having both over-lapping multiple thickness of sheet metal and multiple box structures. A cover is non-removably attached to the base. In one embodiment, the cover has a dog house shape with inclined roof like surfaces.

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1. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical uptight members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one of the rectangular base and the top being comprise

1. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical uptight members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one of the rectangular base and the top being comprised of a plurality of non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures integral with and within an outer multi-sided support structure, wherein at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-sided support structure is six sided. 2. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-aided support structures is at least partially enclosed.3. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures is fully enclosed.4. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures comprise a plurality of segments welded to one another.5. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one of the rectangular base and the top being comprised of a plurality of non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures integral with and within an outer multi-sided support structure, wherein at least one side of at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures is contiguous with at least one side of at least one other non-removable smaller multi-sided support structure. 6. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures is box-shaped.7. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 6, wherein the box-shaped multi-sided support structures are closed box-shaped structures.8. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one of the rectangular base and the top being comprised of a plurality of non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures integral with and within an outer multi-sided support structure, wherein at least one side of at least one of the non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures forms at least one side of it least one other non-removable smaller multi-sided support structures. 9. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one of the rectangular base and the top being comprised of a plurality of non-removable smaller closed box-shaped support structures integral with and within an outer closed box-shaped support structure. 10. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:two vertical upright member; and two horizontally extending members coupled to ends of the vertical upright members, one horizontally extending member being a base coupled to lower ends of the vertical upright members, the other horizontally extending member being a top rail coupled to upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one horizontally extending member including at least one box member, the at least one box member being formed of a plurality of separate box segments, each box segment having a plurality of walls, the box segments being coupled with one another, at least one vertical wall of a box segment at least partially overlapping a vertical wall of another box segment. 11. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 10, wherein the box segments forming a box member are nested together.12. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, each vertical upright member having two spaced apart vertically extending seismic force diffusers therein, the vertically extending seismic force diffusers directing seismic forces in a vertical direction. 13. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 12, wherein each seismic force diffuser is a vertically extending V-shaped portion in the vertical upright member.14. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 13, wherein the vertically extending V-shaped portion protrudes inward from the vertical upright member.15. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 13, wherein each vertically extending V-shaped portion has a plurality of spaced apart apertures therein.16. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 15, further comprising:a plurality of tie bars removably engaging an aperture in each vertically extending V-shaped portion. 17. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 16, wherein each tie bar is a strip having two V-shaped engaging portions having corresponding shapes to the vertical uptight member vertically extending V-shaped portions.18. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 16, wherein each tie bar has two hooks thereon adapted to releasingly engage the vertically extending V-shaped portion apertures.19. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base, each vertical uptight member having a cross-section consisting of a front flange, a rear flange, and a central portion extending therebetween, the central portion including two spaced apart inverted-V portions extending from a general plane of the central portion of each vertical upright member on the same side thereof as the front and rear flanges, along substantially the entire length of the vertical upright member; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and a plurality of reinforcement gussets, each gusset being non-removably attached to a vertical upright members and to one of the base and the top, each reinforcement gusset having corresponding inverted-V portions to the vertical uptight member inverted-V portions, the vertical upright member inverted-V portions being in nested engagement with the reinforcement gusset inverted-V portions. 20. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 19, wherein the number of reinforcement gussets is two, each reinforcement gusset being non-removably attached to a vertical upright member and the top.21. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 19, wherein the number of reinforcement gussets is two, each reinforcement gusset being non-removably attached to a vertical upright member and the base.22. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 19, wherein the number of reinforcement gussets is four, two reinforcement gussets being non-removably attached to a vertical upright member and the top and two reinforcement gussets being non-removably attached to a vertical upright member and the base.23. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base, each vertical upright member having a cross-section consisting of a front flange, a rear flange, and a central portion extending therebetween, the central portion including two spaced apart inverted-V portions extending from a general plane of the central portion of each vertical upright member on the same side thereof as the front and rear flanges, along substantially the entire length of the vertical upright member, each inverted-V portion having a plurality of spaced apart apertures therein; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and a plurality of tie bars removably engaging an aperture in each inverted-V portion. 24. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 23, wherein each tie bar is a strip with two V-shaped engaging portions having corresponding shapes to the vertical upright member vertically extending V-shaped portions.25. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 23, wherein each tie bar two hooks thereon adapted to releasingly engage the vertically extending inverted-V portion apertures.26. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 23, wherein for each aperture in one inverted-V portion, there is a correspondingly vertically spaced aperture in the other inverted-V portion.27. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 23, wherein the apertures to which a tie bar is engaged are spaced equal vertical distances from one end of the vertical upright member.28. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base, the base having a plurality of upwardly extending sides; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and a cover non-removably attached to the base, the cover extending from proximate a front of the base to proximate a rear of the base. 29. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 28, wherein the cover has at least one access aperture therein.30. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 28, wherein the cover comprises two inclined portions, each inclined portion having an access aperture therein.31. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 30, wherein each inclined portion extends from a lower edge adjacent one of a base front face or a base back face to a higher edge proximate a point positioned between a front edge of the base and a rear edge of the base.32. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 31, wherein the higher edge of one inclined portion is coupled with the higher edge of the other inclined portion.33. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 31, wherein the cover is formed of a single sheet of material, the sheet of material being bent about a line, the line forming the upper edge of each inclined portion.34. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 28, wherein the cover has a rectangular shape having a top and downwardly extending sides.35. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 34, wherein a rear side of the cover is spaced from a rear side of the base.36. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 35, wherein the rear aide of the base has a horizontal portion extending from an edge of the rear side, the horizontal portion being non-removably attached to the rear side of the cover.37. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, at least one of the base and the top having a plurality of support structures therein, the support structures overlapping one another forming a plurality of vertically extending multiple thickness support areas and horizontally extending multiple thickness support areas, each multiple thickness support area having a plurality of layers of metal. 38. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 37, wherein the base includes an outer base and an inner base substantially co-planar with the outer base, the inner base overlapping the outer base thereby forming a horizontal multiple thickness support area.39. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 38, wherein the base further includes a base plate substantially co-planar with the outer base and the inner base, the base plate being positioned between the outer base and the inner base, the base plate overlapping the inner base and the outer base thereby forming a horizontal multiple thickness support area.40. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 37, wherein the base includes upwardly extending front and rear sides, and further comprising:a cover non-removably attached to the base, the cover having downwardly extending front and rear sides, the base front side overlapping with the cover front side forming a vertical multiple thickness support area and the base rear side overlapping with the cover rear side forming another vertical multiple thickness support area. 41. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according claim 37, wherein the top comprises two channels, each channel having a planar central portion and sides extending from the planar central portion, the sides of one channel overlapping with the sides of the other channel forming a vertical multiple thickness support area.42. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 41, wherein the top further comprises two stiffeners, each stiffener overlapping with one side of one channel and the corresponding side of the other channel, the overlapping sides of the channels and the stiffeners forming vertical multiple thickness support area.43. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base, the base having a plurality of upwardly extending sides; two vertical upright members coupled to end extending upward from the base; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and a cover attached to the base, the cover comprising two inclined portions. 44. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 43, wherein each inclined portion has an access aperture therein.45. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 43, wherein each inclined portion extends from a lower edge adjacent one of a base front face or a base back face to a higher edge proximate a point positioned between a front edge of the base and a rear edge of the base.46. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 45, wherein the higher edge of one inclined portion is coupled with the higher edge of the other inclined portion.47. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 45, wherein the base cover is formed of a single sheet of material, the sheet of material being bent about a line, the line forming the higher edge of each inclined portion.48. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base having a floor, a front laterally extending face integrally formed with the floor and a back laterally extending face integrally formed with the floor; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upwardly from the base, each vertical upright member being positioned along a side of the base about midway between a front edge of the base and a back edge of the base; a top rail coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; a base interior insert having a horizontally extending floor coupled to the base floor; and a base cover coupled to the base and the vertical upright members, the base cover comprising two inclined portions, each inclined portion having an access aperture therein permitting access to the interior of the base, each inclined portion extending from a lower edge adjacent one of the base front face or the base back face to a higher edge proximate a point positioned between a front edge of the base and a rear edge of the base, wherein the base cover and base form two layers of laterally extending material across the front face and rear face of the base and the base and base interior insert form two layers of horizontally extending material extending substantially throughout a central interior portion of the base. 49. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and at least one base extension coupled with the base, front and rear faces of the base extension having a shape that corresponds to one of front and rear faces of the base. 50. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 49, wherein the number of base extension is two, one coupled with a front of the base, the other coupled with a rear of the base.51. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and at least one base extension adjustably coupled with the base. 52. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 51, wherein the base extensions have at least one strap extending therefrom and the base has at least one corresponding strap aperture therein, the at least one strap extending into a corresponding at least one strap aperture.53. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 52, wherein each strap has an adjustment slot therein.54. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:two vertical upright members; and two substantially identical bases, one base being coupled to lower ends of the vertical upright members, the other base being coupled to upper ends of the vertical upright members, wherein each base includes a base cover non-removably attached to the base and the vertical uptight members. 55. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 54, wherein each base has a plurally of floor attachment apertures therein.56. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 54, wherein the rack is symmetrical about a horizontal plane positioned midway between a bottom edge of the base coupled to the lower ends of the vertical upright members and a top edge of the base coupled to the upped ends of the vertical upright members.57. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, the base comprising an outer base having a floor; a back wall integrally formed with the floor; a front wall integrally formed with the floor; and four upstanding gussets integrally formed with the floor to provide structural rigidity to a coupling of the vertical upright member with the base, each gusset being positioned proximate a corner of the base, the outer base floor, the outer base back wall, the outer base front wall and the outer base gussets forming a unitary structure formed from a single sheet of metal. 58. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to 57 wherein each gusset includes a side portion extending upward from the floor, a horizontal portion extending horizontally inward from an upper end of the side portion; and an inside portion extending vertically downward from the horizontal portion and being spaced apart from the side portion.59. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 58, wherein inside edges of the gusset side portion, the gusset horizontal portion and the gusset inside portion are coupled with adjacent portions of a vertical upright member.60. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 57, wherein the base further comprises a base plate having a horizontally extending planar portion coupled to the outer base floor.61. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, the base comprising: an outer base having a floor; a back wall integrally formed with the floor; a front wall integrally formed with the floor; and four upstanding gussets integrally formed with the floor to provide structural rigidity to a coupling of the vertical upright member with the base, each gusset being positioned proximate a corner of the base, the base further comprising: a base plate having a horizontally extending planar portion coupled to the outer base floor; and an inner base having a horizontally extending floor coupled to the base plate. 62. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 61, wherein the inner base floor extends from proximate an interior face of one vertically extending member to proximate an interior face of the other vertically extending member.63. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 62, wherein the inner base floor has an upwardly extending side portion at each end thereof and integral with the inner base floor, the inner base side portions being coupled with the interior face of a vertically extending member and the inside portion of two gussets.64. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 61, further comprising:a base box coupled with the inner base and the base plate. 65. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 64, wherein the base box has a rectangular frame having a plurality of downward extending sides.66. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 65, wherein the number of downwardly extending sides is six, four downwardly extending sides extending from an inner periphery of the base box rectangular frame and two downwardly extending sides extending from an outer periphery of the base box rectangular frame.67. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 65, wherein the downward extending sides are coupled with the inner base and the base plate.68. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 64, further comprising:a plurality of rail gussets coupled with the base plate, the inner plate base floor and the inner base side portions. 69. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upward from the base; and a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, the top comprising two channels, each channel having a planar central portion and sides extending vertically from the planar central portion, the sides of one channel being in overlapping contact with the sides of the other channel. 70. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 69, wherein the top further comprises two stiffeners, each stiffener overlapping with one side of one channel and the corresponding side of the other channel.71. An earthquake resistant equipment rack, comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upwardly from the base; and a top rail coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, the base comprising: a floor; a back wall integrally formed with the floor; a front wall integrally formed with the floor; and four upstanding gussets integrally formed with the floor to provide structural rigidity to a coupling of the vertical upright member with the base, each gussets being positioned proximate a corner of the base, each gusset including a side portion extending upward from the floor, a horizontal portion extending horizontally inward from an upper end or the side portion; and an inside position extending vertically downward from the horizontal portion and being spaced apart from the side portion, wherein inside edges of the gusset side portion, the gusset horizontal portion and the gusset inside portion are coupled with adjacent portions of a vertical upright member. 72. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright member coupled to and extending upward from the base; a top coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members; and a cover coupled to the base, the base having a floor portion and a rear upwardly extending portion integral with the floor portion, the cover having a top portion and front and rear walls downwardly extending therefrom, the cover rear wall being spaced from the base rear wall. 73. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 72, wherein the base rear wall has a horizontally extending portion extending from an upper edge of the base rear well, the horizontally extending portion being coupled with the cover.74. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 72, wherein the base has at least two upstanding gussets integrally formed with the floor portion to provide structural rigidity to the coupling of the vertical upright member with the base.75. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 72, wherein the base cover includes side walls integrally formed with the base cover top, the side walls being coupled with the base floor, the gussets and the vertical upright members.76. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 75, wherein each base cover side wall includes at least one access aperture therein.77. An earthquake resistant equipment rack comprising:a rectangular base; two vertical upright members coupled to and extending upwardly from the base; and a top rail coupled to and extending between upper ends of the vertical upright members, the top rail comprising: a top having a central plate, a front wall integrally formed with the central plate and extending downward from the central plate and a back wall integrally formed with the central plate, extending downward from the central plate and being spaced apart from the front wall; and at least one top channel having a flat central portion, a front wall integrally formed with the flat central portion and a back wall integrally formed with the flat central portion, the top channel front wall and top channel back wall being 90° to the flat central portion, one of the top channel walls being coupled with one of the top front wall and the top back wall, the other of the top channel walls being coupled with the top central plate. 78. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 77, wherein the number of top channels is two.79. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 77, wherein a top channel is proximate the back wall of top and edges of the top channel are coupled to the vertical upright members.80. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 77, wherein the top includes side panels integrally formed with the top central plate and coupled with the top walls.81. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 80, wherein a top channel is proximate the front wall of the top and end edges of the top channel are coupled to the top side panels.82. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 58, wherein at least two of the gusset side portion inside edge, the gusset horizontal portion inside edge and the gusset inside portion inside edge are coupled with adjacent portions of a vertical upright member.83. The earthquake resistant equipment rack according to claim 58, wherein each gusset is J shaped, the J shape being upside down.