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A computer cart is formed to have ventilation channels extending along its sides to enable computers to be ventilated while stored in the computer cart without requiring excessive machining of the side panels forming the cart. The cart includes a frame with an external skin formed of panels. The upp

A computer cart is formed to have ventilation channels extending along its sides to enable computers to be ventilated while stored in the computer cart without requiring excessive machining of the side panels forming the cart. The cart includes a frame with an external skin formed of panels. The upper edges of the side panels are offset from an edge of a top panel so that a ventilation channel is formed between the top panel and the side panels. Optionally, the channel may also extend between the top panel and a side panel and between the top panel and a front panel including doors that allow access to an inside of the computer cart. A similar channel may be formed on the bottom. As air is heated by computers within the computer cart, the warm air will rise and exit the computer cart via the upper ventilation channel, while drawing in cooler air through the lower ventilation channel.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer cart, comprising: an inner frame containing shelves configured to hold a plurality of computers; and an outer skin, the outer skin including a top panel, a pair of side panels, a back panel, and a front panel, the front panel including doors configured to provide a

What is claimed is: 1. A computer cart, comprising: an inner frame containing shelves configured to hold a plurality of computers; and an outer skin, the outer skin including a top panel, a pair of side panels, a back panel, and a front panel, the front panel including doors configured to provide access to an inside of the computer cart, wherein the top panel and at least one of the side panels are offset to define a ventilation channel there between to enable warm air to escape from the inside of the computer cart. 2. The computer cart of claim 1, wherein an upper edge of the at least one side panel is offset from an outer perimeter of the top panel to define the ventilation channel between the side panel and the top panel. 3. The computer cart of claim 2, wherein the top edge of the side panel further comprises a ridge configured to extend inward toward the outer perimeter of the top panel to reduce the size of the ventilation channel and to strengthen the side panel. 4. The computer cart of claim 1, further comprising a bottom panel, the bottom panel being sized to define a bottom ventilation channel between an outer perimeter of the bottom panel and at least one of the side panels. 5. The computer cart of claim 4, wherein the bottom panel is configured to support a plurality of computers. 6. The computer cart of claim 4, further comprising a plurality of dividers attached to the bottom panel and configured to define slots to receive the computers. 7. The computer cart of claim 6, wherein each divider includes a fin and a base portion, the fin including a top edge, a bottom edge, a back edge, and a front edge, the front edge including a lower part that is formed to extend vertically for a short distance and an upper part that angles back toward the back edge. 8. The computer cart of claim 7, wherein each fin has a central aperture defined therein and configured to enable air to circulate between the slots. 9. The computer cart of claim 7, wherein the base portion extends on both sides of the fin for up to half of the width of the slot. 10. The computer cart of claim 6, wherein the bottom panel includes a plurality of apertures configured to receive tabs on the dividers to hold the dividers within the computer cart. 11. The computer cart of claim 10, further comprising at least two power supply shelves, and wherein the power supply shelves define grooves configured to receive upper edges of the dividers. 12. The computer cart of claim 6, further comprising an adjustable back stop configured to enable a depth of the slots to be adjusted to accommodate different sized computers. 13. The computer cart of claim 4, wherein the inner frame is configured to support the outer skin, the inner frame having a plurality of vertical leg members and at least one computer support shelf suspended on the vertical leg members part way between the bottom panel and the top panel. 14. The computer cart of claim 13, wherein the bottom panel defines a second computer support shelf. 15. The computer cart of claim 13, further comprising at least two power supply shelves. 16. The computer cart of claim 15, further comprising a power strip containing power receptacles on each of the power supply shelves. 17. The computer cart of claim 1, wherein the side panels are substantially devoid of ventilation holes. 18. A computer cart, comprising: an inner frame configured to hold a plurality of computers; a top panel defining a top surface of the computer cart; a bottom panel defining a bottom surface of the computer cart; a back panel defining a rear wall of the computer cart; a pair of side panels defining side walls of the computer cart; and a front panel defining a front of the computer cart and configured to provide access to the computer cart; wherein a ventilation channel is defined between the top panel and at least one of the side panels by causing a top edge of the side panel to be offset from an outer edge of the top panel to define the ventilation channel there between.