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A transportable container for electrical devices having aluminum bottom, top and end panels. The top and bottom panels are configured having spaced apart interior and exterior sheet members laser welded to a corrugate stiffener. Each end panel is structured with an exterior sheet member spaced from

A transportable container for electrical devices having aluminum bottom, top and end panels. The top and bottom panels are configured having spaced apart interior and exterior sheet members laser welded to a corrugate stiffener. Each end panel is structured with an exterior sheet member spaced from an interior plurality of drawer guides laser welded to a corrugate stiffener. A plurality of aluminum drawers are mounted upon the drawer guides, each having an air entrance opening at its back communicating with air transfer outlets at a fan charged air distribution plenum. Conditioned a. c. power is provided at receptacles within each drawer as well as LAN connectors.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A transportable container for electrical devices comprising: a rigid generally rectangular bottom panel having a bottom panel length extending between oppositely disposed bottom side ends and a bottom panel width extending between oppositely disposed bottom length ends,

The invention claimed is: 1. A transportable container for electrical devices comprising: a rigid generally rectangular bottom panel having a bottom panel length extending between oppositely disposed bottom side ends and a bottom panel width extending between oppositely disposed bottom length ends, said bottom panel being configured having generally parallel spaced apart interior and exterior sheet members connected with peak and valley portions of a bottom corrugate stiffener; a rigid generally rectangular top panel having a top panel length extending between oppositely disposed first and second top side ends corresponding with said bottom panel length and a top panel width extending between oppositely disposed top length ends corresponding with said bottom panel width, said top panel being configured having generally parallel spaced apart interior and exterior sheet members connected with peak and valley portions of a top corrugate stiffener; a rigid generally rectangular first end panel having a first end panel height extending between oppositely disposed first height edges and a first end panel width extending between oppositely disposed first width edges corresponding with said bottom and top panel widths, said first end panel being configured having an exterior sheet member spaced from an interior plurality of parallel drawer guides, said exterior sheet member and interior plurality of drawer guides being connected with peak and valley portions of a first end corrugate stiffener; a rigid generally rectangular second end panel having a second end panel height extending between oppositely disposed second height edges corresponding with said first end panel height and a second end panel width extending between oppositely disposed second width edges corresponding with said first end panel width, said second end panel being configured having an exterior sheet member spaced apart from an interior plurality of parallel drawer guides, said exterior sheet member and interior plurality of drawer guides being connected with peak and valley portions of a second end corrugate stiffener; one said height edge of said first end panel being fixed to and extending normally upwardly from said bottom panel at one bottom side end to define a first bottom corner; one said second height edge of said second end panel being fixed to and extending normally upwardly from said bottom panel at the bottom side end opposite said one bottom side end to define a second bottom corner; said first top side end of said top panel being fixed to and extending normally from said first end panel at the first height edge upwardly disposed from said one first height edge to define a first top corner; said second top side end of said top panel opposite said first top side end being fixed to and extending normally from said second end panel at the second height edge upwardly disposed from said one second height edge to define a second top corner; said bottom, top and first and second end panels defining a containment region with generally rectangular front and back edge peripheries defined by said bottom length ends, said top length ends, and said first and second width edges; a plurality of drawers within said containment region, each drawer of said plurality having a drawer front spaced a drawer length along a drawer bottom from a drawer back, said plurality of drawers being mounted for movement upon said drawer guides between open and closed orientations, each said drawer front being located adjacent said front periphery when in said closed orientation; and an electric power distribution assemblage mounted within said containment region connectable with an external source of electric power having one or more electric power distribution lines extending to one or more said drawers. 2. The transportable container of claim 1 further comprising: a front panel removably mountable at said front edge periphery to effect a front closure of said containment region; and a back panel removably mountable at said back edge periphery to effect a back closure of said containment region. 3. The transportable container of claim 2 in which: said front panel and said back panel are configured as aluminum metal honeycomb stiffened panels. 4. The transportable container of claim 1 further comprising: first and second manual lifting handle assemblies fixed respectively to said first and second end panels. 5. The transportable container of claim 1 further comprising: an internal support panel within said containment region fixed normally between said bottom panel and said top panel and configured having a first side facing and spaced from said first end panel and an oppositely disposed second side facing and spaced from said second end panel, said support panel being configured at said first side with a first plurality of parallel drawer guides spaced from a second plurality of parallel drawer guides at said second side, said first and second pluralities of drawer guides being connected with peak and valley portions of an interior corrugate stiffener; and said plurality of drawers are mounted upon said drawer guides between said first end panel and said interior panel and between said second end panel and said interior panel. 6. The transportable container of claim 5 in which: said internal support panel first and second pluralities of drawer guides are configured as a vertically disposed sequence of outwardly depending horizontal channels having integrally formed upwardly and downwardly depending flanges connected with said corrugate stiffener. 7. The transportable container of claim 6 in which: said drawer length is less than said top and bottom panel width such that each said drawer back is spaced inwardly from said containment region back edge periphery to provide a support region; said electric power distribution lines are configured having one terminus connected with a said drawer, extending rearwardly therefrom within said support region, supported upon a said internal support panel horizontal channel in adjacency with a said upwardly depending flange and configured with a dynamic rollably folded portion moveable along said channel in correspondence with movement of said drawer between said open and closed orientations. 8. The transportable container of claim 6 in which: said internal support panel is formed of an aluminum metal; and said upwardly and downwardly depending flanges are connected with said corrugate stiffener with laser welds. 9. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: said bottom and top panels are formed of an aluminum metal; and said interior and exterior sheet members are connected with said corrugate stiffener with laser welds. 10. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: said first and second end panel first and second pluralities of drawer guides are configured as a vertically disposed sequence of outwardly depending channels having integrally formed upwardly and downwardly depending flanges connected with said corrugate stiffener. 11. The transportable container of claim 10 in which: said first and second end panels are formed of an aluminum metal; and said upwardly and downwardly depending flanges are connected with said corrugate stiffener with laser welds. 12. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: said drawer length is less than said top and bottom panel width such that each said drawer back is spaced inwardly from said containment region back edge periphery to provide a support region; and components of said electric power distribution assemblage are mounted within said support region. 13. The transportable container of claim 12 in which: said electric power distribution assemblage one or more electric power distribution lines extend to one or more electrical output receptacles mounted at the drawer back of one or more said drawers. 14. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: one or more of said drawer bottoms is configured with a pattern of tie-down accepting apertures. 15. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: each said drawer front and drawer back are configured such that when all are within said closed orientation, each drawer front and drawer back is closely spaced from an adjacent respective drawer front and drawer back; and further comprising a vertically oriented locking assemblage for securing all said drawers when in said closed orientation. 16. The transportable container of claim 1 further comprising: one or more local area network hubs mounted within said containment region having one or more LAN communication lines extending to LAN connectors within one or more said drawers. 17. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: said top panel exterior sheet member, said bottom panel exterior sheet member and said first and second end panel exterior sheet member are coated with a polyurethane material. 18. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: said top panel exterior sheet member extends between oppositely disposed first and second exterior top edges recessed inwardly a top flange distance from said first and second top side ends; said first end panel exterior sheet member extends at least said top flange distance beyond a said first height edge adjacent said top panel to define a first top flange with a first top flange edge; said first top flange is bent to define said first top corner, said first top flange edge abutting said first exterior top edge and is fixed to said top corrugate stiffener; said second end panel exterior sheet member extends at least said top flange distance beyond said second height edge adjacent said top panel to define a second top flange with a second top flange edge; and said second top flange is bent to define said second top corner, said second flange edge abutting said second exterior top edge and is fixed to said top corrugate stiffener. 19. The transportable container of claim 18 in which: said bottom panel exterior sheet member extends between oppositely disposed exterior first and second bottom edges recessed inwardly a bottom flange distance from said bottom side ends; said first end panel exterior sheet member extends at least said bottom flange distance beyond a said first height edge adjacent said bottom panel to define a first bottom flange with a first bottom flange edge; said first bottom flange is bent to define said first bottom corner, said first bottom flange edge abutting said exterior first bottom edge and is fixed to said bottom corrugate stiffener; said second end panel exterior sheet member extends at least a bottom flange distance beyond said second height edge adjacent said bottom panel to define a second bottom flange with a second bottom flange edge; and said second bottom flange is bent to define said second bottom corner, said second bottom flange edge abutting said exterior second bottom edge and is fixed to said bottom corrugate stiffener. 20. The transportable container of claim 1 in which: said bottom panel is configured with four first stacking cleats extending from said bottom panel exterior sheet member and having a first configuration and first orientations; and said top panel is configured with four second stacking cleats extending from said top panel exterior sheet member and having a second configuration and second orientations enagable in stacking relationship with said first stacking cleats of another transportable container. 21. The transportable container of claim 20 further comprising: four freely rotatable casters removably mountable with said bottom panel at said four first stacking cleats; and said containment region further contains four storage cleats for receiving and removably securing said four casters. 22. A transportable container for electrical devices, comprising: a rigid generally rectangular bottom panel configured with spaced apart metal sheet members connected against a corrugate stiffener; a rigid generally rectangular top panel corresponding with said bottom panel and configured with spaced apart metal sheet members connected against a corrugate stiffener; first and second rigid end panels coupled with said top and bottom panels to define a containment region having generally rectangular front and back edge peripheries, said containment region being configured having an exterior metal sheet member spaced from an interior plurality of parallel drawer guides, said exterior sheet member and interior plurality of drawer guides being connected against a corrugate stiffener; a plurality of drawers within said containment region arranged in one or more generally vertically aligned stacks, each drawer having a front spaced along a drawer bottom from a drawer back, each drawer of said plurality being mounted for movement between open and closed orientations upon said drawer guides, when in said closed orientation each said drawer front being located adjacent said front periphery and each said drawer back is spaced inwardly from said containment region back edge periphery to provide a support region and one or more said drawer backs of said plurality of drawers having an air entrance opening; an electric power distribution assemblage connectable with an external source of electrical power, mounted within said support region having one or more electric power distribution lines extending to one or more said drawers; one or more air distribution plenums mounted at said support region, each having one or more air transfer outlets located for air transfer communication with said drawer back air entrance opening of said one or more drawer backs when said drawer is in a closed orientation, each said plenum having one or more air inlets and one or more fans configured in air transfer relationship with said air inlets, and said one or more fans being controllable to provide air under pressure to an associated said plenum. 23. The transportable container of claim 22 in which: said air distribution plenum comprises a vertically disposed chamber having said air outlets arranged in vertically spaced relationship. 24. The transportable container of claim 22 in which: said drawer fronts are configured with air transfer openings. 25. The transportable container of claim 24 in which: said drawers are formed of an aluminum metal. 26. The transportable container of claim 22 further comprising: a temperature sensor mounted at said support region having an output corresponding with sensed temperature; and a control circuit responsive to said sensed temperature levels to effect corresponding speed control over said one or more fans. 27. The transportable container of claim 26 in which: said electric power distribution assemblage comprises an electric power conditioning assembly mounted at said support region having power treatment components connectable with said external source of power and deriving an intermediate output at a d.c. level and an inverter responsive to said intermediate output providing a.c. power to said distribution lines having a load level characteristic corresponding with said intermediate output and having a maximum rated load value; said temperature sensor sensed temperature level corresponding with the temperature of ambient air at a said plenum air inlet; and said control circuit is responsive to said sensed temperature level and said load characteristic to provide corresponding speed control over said one or more fans to effect predetermined fan speeds. 28. The transportable container of claim 27 in which: said bottom panel, said top panel, said first and second end panels and said plurality of drawers are formed of an aluminum metal. 29. The transportable container of claim 27 in which: said one or more fans have a maximum speed and a low speed; and said control circuit is responsive to a sensed temperature level above about 35째 C. to effect operation of said one or more fans at said maximum speed. 30. The transportable container of claim 29 in which: said control circuit is responsive in the presence of a sensed temperature level above about 30째 C. and a said load characteristic above about 75% of said maximum rated load value to effect operation of said one or more fans at said maximum speed. 31. The transportable container of claim 29 in which: said control circuit is responsive in the presence of a sensed temperature level below about 5째 C. to effect operation of said one or more fans intermittently at low speed. 32. The transportable container of claim 27 further comprising: a cooling assemblage of light emitting diodes energizable to provide visibly perceptive cueing states; and said control circuit is responsive in the presence of said one or more fans operating at a said predetermined speed and a sensed temperature level below about 40째 C. to energize said cooling assemblage to effect a first said cueing state; said control circuit is responsive to fan speeds representing less than about one-half of a said predetermined fan speed to carry out energization of said cooling assemblage to effect a second said cueing state; and said control circuit is responsive in the presence of a sensed temperature level above about 40째 C. to energize said cooling assemblage to effect a third said cueing state. 33. The transportable container of claim 32 in which: said control circuit is responsive to fan speeds representing less than about one-fourth of a said predetermined fan speed to carry out energization of said cooling assemblage to effect a fourth said cueing state. 34. The transportable container of claim 33 in which: said control system is responsive in the presence of a sensed temperature level above about 50째 C. to carry out energization of said cooling assemblage to effect a fifth said cueing state. 35. The transportable container of claim 22 in which: said air distribution plenum one or more air inlets are located adjacent said back edge periphery; and further comprising one or more generally horizontally disposed standoffs mounted at said support region having an outwardly disposed contact end with a retracted orientation locating said end inwardly from said back edge periphery and deployable outwardly an air access distance effective to assure airflow into said one or more air distribution plenum one or more air inlets. 36. The transportable container of claim 22 further comprising: a front panel removably mountable at said front edge periphery to effect a front closure of said containment region; and a back panel removably mountable at said back edge periphery to effect a back closure of said containment region. 37. The transportable container of claim 36 in which: said front panel and said back panel are configured as aluminum metal honeycomb stiffened panels. 38. The transportable container of claim 36 further comprising: first and second manual lifting handle assemblies fixed respectively to said first and second end panels. 39. The transportable container of claim 22 further comprising: an internal support panel within said containment region fixed normally between said bottom panel and said top panel, configured having a first side facing and spaced from said first end panel and an oppositely disposed second side facing and spaced from said second end panel, configured at said first side with a first plurality of parallel drawer guides spaced from a second plurality of parallel drawer guides at said second side, said first and second pluralities of drawer guides being connected with an interior corrugate stiffener; and a first plurality of said drawers are mounted upon said drawer guides between said first end panel and said interior panel and a second plurality of said drawers are mounted upon said drawer guides between said second end panel and said interior panel. 40. The transportable container of claim 39 in which: said internal support panel first and second pluralities of drawer guides are configured as a vertically disposed sequence of outwardly depending horizontal channels having integrally formed upwardly and downwardly depending flanges connected with said corrugate stiffener. 41. The transportable container of claim 39 in which: said one or more air distribution plenums comprise: a first plenum located adjacent said internal support panel first side, having a first plurality of said air outlets located for air transfer communication with drawer back entrance openings of said first plurality of drawers, and having a first said air inlet operably associated in air transfer relationship with a first said fan, and a second plenum located adjacent said internal support panel second side, having a second plurality of said air outlets located for air transfer communication with drawer back entrance openings of said second plurality of drawers, and having a second said air inlet operably associated in air transfer relationship with a second said fan. 42. A transportable container for electrical devices, comprising: a rigid generally rectangular bottom panel configured with spaced apart metal sheet members connected against a corrugate stiffener; a rigid generally rectangular top panel corresponding with said bottom panel and configured with spaced apart metal sheet members connected against a corrugate stiffener; first and second rigid end panels coupled with said top and bottom panels to define a containment region having generally rectangular front and back edge peripheries, said containment region being configured having an exterior metal sheet member spaced from an interior plurality of parallel drawer guides, said exterior sheet member and interior plurality of drawer guides being connected against a corrugate stiffener; a plurality of drawers within said containment region arranged in one or more generally vertically aligned stacks, each drawer having a front spaced along a drawer bottom from a drawer back, mounted for movement between open and closed orientations upon said drawer guides; an electric power conditioning assembly having power treatment components connectable with an external source of line power and deriving an intermediate output at a d.c. level, having an inverter with an input responsive to said intermediate output to provide a conditioned a.c. output; and a power distribution assembly coupled with said inverter conditioned a.c. output, having one or more a.c. lines extending to one or more a.c. couplings within one or more of said plurality of drawers. 43. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly power treatment components comprise a transient suppression network. 44. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly power treatment components comprise an electromagnetic interference filter network. 45. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly comprises a converter controllable to carry out power factor correction and derive an interim d.c. voltage output. 46. The transportable container of claim 45 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly further comprises an inverter and transforming network responsive to said interim d.c. voltage output to provide a stepped-down voltage output. 47. The transportable container of claim 46 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly further comprises a rectifier network responsive to said stepped-down voltage output to provide said intermediate output at said d.c. level. 48. The transportable container of claim 45 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly further comprises one or more hold-up capacitors and an inrush limit network. 49. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: said power distribution assembly one or more a.c. couplings are configured as a.c. receptacles mounted at said drawer back. 50. The transportable container of claim 42 further comprising: one or more local area network hubs mounted within said containment region having one or more LAN communication lines extending to LAN connectors within one or more said drawers. 51. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: when said plurality of drawers are in said closed orientation each said drawer back is spaced inwardly from said containment region back edge periphery to provide a support region; and said electric power conditioning assembly is located within said support region. 52. The transportable container of claim 51 in which: said plurality of drawers are arranged when in said closed orientation in one or more generally vertically aligned stacks, each drawer back having an air entrance opening; further comprising one or more air distribution plenums mounted at said support region, each having a plurality of air transfer outlets located for air transfer communication with a said drawer back air entrance opening when said drawer is in a closed orientation and having one or more air inlets; and one or more fans located in air transfer relationship with said air inlets and controllable between a maximum speed and a low speed to provide air under pressure to a said one or more air distribution plenum. 53. The transportable container of claim 52 further comprising; a temperature level sensor located adjacent a said plenum air inlet, having an output corresponding with sensed ambient air temperature levels; and a monitor and control network responsive to current levels at said inverter input and to said temperature level sensor output to control said one or more fans. 54. The transportable container of claim 53 further comprising: a power assemblage of light emitting diodes energizable to provide visibly perceptive cueing states: said electric power conditioning assembly inverter exhibits a load level characteristic corresponding with said current levels at said inverter input and exhibits a maximum rated load value; said monitor and control network is responsive in the presence of an inverter load level characteristic below said maximum rated load value to energize said power assemblage to effect a first said cueing state. 55. The transportable container of claim 54 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive in the presence of a heat level sensor output representing a temperature greater than about 35째 C. and to a load level characteristic greater than about 80% of maximum rated load value to energize said power assemblage to effect a second said cueing state. 56. The transportable container of claim 54 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive in the presence of a heat level sensor output representing a temperature greater than about 40째 C. and a load level characteristic greater than about 65% of maximum rated load value to energize said power assemblage to effect a second said cueing state. 57. The transportable container of claim 54 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive in the presence of a heat level sensor output representing a temperature greater than about 45째 C. and a load level characteristic greater than about 50% of maximum rated load value to energize said power assemblage to effect a second said cueing state. 58. The transportable container of claim 54 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive in the presence of an inverter conditioned a.c. output greater than about 132 volts, a.c. or less than about 97 volts a.c. to energize said power assemblage to effect a third said cueing state. 59. The transportable container of claim 54 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive in the absence of said intermediate output to energize said power assemblage to effect a fourth said cueing state. 60. The transportable container of claim 52 in which: said electric power assembly power treatment components comprise a power supply circuit having no said intermediate output in the presence of an inhibit condition; said inverter exhibits a load level characteristic corresponding with current levels at said intermediate output and exhibits a maximum rated load value; further comprising: a temperature level sensor located adjacent said plenum air inlet, having an output corresponding with sensed ambient air temperature levels; and a monitor and control network responsive to a failed condition of a said one or more fans to derive said inhibit condition. 61. The transportable container of claim 60 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive to a said temperature level sensor output corresponding with an air temperature level greater than about 50째 C. to derive said inhibit condition. 62. The transportable container of claim 61 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive to a said temperature level sensor output corresponding with a drop in air temperature level from greater than about 50째 C. to less than about 48째 C. to remove said inhibit condition. 63. The transportable container of claim 60 in which: said monitor and control network is responsive to a said temperature level sensor output corresponding with an air temperature greater than about 45째 C. in the presence of an inverter load level characteristic greater than about 75% of said maximum rated load value to derive said inhibit condition. 64. The transportable container of claim 63 in which: said monitor and central network is responsive to a said temperature level sensor output corresponding with a drop in air temperature from greater than about 45째 C. to less than about 40째 C. in the presence of said inverter load level characteristic greater than about 75% to remove said inhibit condition. 65. The transportable container of claim 52 further comprising: a temperature level sensor located adjacent a said plenum air inlet, having an output corresponding with sensed ambient air temperature levels; said electric power conditioning assembly inverter exhibits a load level characteristic corresponding with current levels at its input and exhibits a maximum rated load value; and further comprising a monitor and control network responsive to current levels at said inverter input and to said temperature level sensor output to vary the speed of said one or more fans within a range between maximum speed and a low speed of about 50% of said maximum speed in the presence of said ambient air temperature levels extending from about 25째 C. to about 35째 C. 66. The transportable container of claim 65 in which: said monitor and control network effects said fan maximum speed in response to sensed ambient air temperature levels above about 35째 C. 67. The transportable container of claim 65 in which: said monitor and control circuit effects said fan maximum speed when said temperature level sensor output corresponds with sensed ambient air temperature levels above about 30째 C. in the presence of a load level characteristic greater than about 75% of said rated load value. 68. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: said intermediate output is at a d.c. level of about 24 volts; and said inverter is responsive to an externally derived d.c. level power supply applied to its input in a configuration bypassing said power treatment components to provide said a.c. output. 69. The transportable container of claim 68 in which: said externally derived d.c. level power supply is at a voltage level of about 28 volts. 70. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: each said power distribution assembly a.c. line incorporates a resettable polymeric positive temperature coefficient overcurrent and overtemperature device. 71. The transportable container of claim 42 in which: said electric power conditioning assembly inverter exhibits load level characteristics corresponding with current at said intermediate output and exhibits a maximum rated load value; further comprising a bar-graph assemblage energizable to provide a sequence of four visibly perceptible cueing states; a monitor and control network responsive to said load level characteristics to energize said bar-graph assemblage to effect a first said cueing state of said sequence in the presence of a load level characteristic representing less than about 50% of said maximum rated load value, responsive to said load level characteristics to energize said bar-graph assemblage to effect first and second said cueing states of said sequence in the presence of a load level characteristic representing greater than about 50% and less than about 70% of said maximum rated load value, responsive to said load level characteristic to energize said bar-graph assemblage to effect first, second and third said cueing states of said sequence in the presence of a load level characteristic representing greater than about 70% and less than about 90% of said maximum rated load value, and responsive in the presence of a load level characteristic representing greater than about 90% of said maximum rated load value to energize said bar graph assemblage to effect first, second, third and fourth said cueing states of said sequence.