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Described is an equipment tray having integrated rail guides. The tray has a base sized for supporting a unit of electronic equipment, a back wall extending perpendicularly from the base at a back end of the tray, and opposing side walls spatially separated by the base. Each side wall extends from

Described is an equipment tray having integrated rail guides. The tray has a base sized for supporting a unit of electronic equipment, a back wall extending perpendicularly from the base at a back end of the tray, and opposing side walls spatially separated by the base. Each side wall extends from front to back to meet the back wall. Each side wall has at least one upper rail guide and at least one lower rail guide extending laterally from that side wall. The at least one lower rail guide is spatially separated from and opposite to the at least one upper rail guide. The upper and lower rail guides slidably engage a portion of a side rail when the tray is installed in the cabinet rack. Each side wall also has a flange at the front end for attaching the tray to a mounting rail of a cabinet rack.

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What is claimed is: 1. A tray having a front end and a back end, comprising: a base sized for supporting a unit of electronic equipment; a back wall extending perpendicularly from the base at the back end of the tray; and opposing side walls spatially separated by the base and extending perpendicul

What is claimed is: 1. A tray having a front end and a back end, comprising: a base sized for supporting a unit of electronic equipment; a back wall extending perpendicularly from the base at the back end of the tray; and opposing side walls spatially separated by the base and extending perpendicularly therefrom, each side wall extending from the front end to the back end of the tray to abut the back wall, each side wall having a flange at the front end for attaching the tray to a mounting rail of a cabinet rack, the flange extending perpendicularly to that side wall away from the base, each side wall having a top edge and a bottom region that integrally joins the base, the top edge having at least one section that is cut away from the top edge and shaped to form at least one upper rail guide, the bottom region having at least one section that is cut away from the bottom region and shaped to form at least one lower rail guide, the at least one upper rail guide and the at least one lower rail guide of each side wall being integrally formed in and extending laterally from the same side of that side wall, the at least one lower rail guide being spatially separated from and opposite to the at least one upper rail guide, the at least one upper rail guide at the top edge of each side wall having a horizontal section extending laterally from that side wall and an upwards-facing lip extending from the horizontal section in a direction away from the at least one lower rail guide at the bottom region of that side wall, the at least one lower rail guide at the bottom region of that side wall having a horizontal section extending laterally from the side wall and a downwards-facing lip extending from the horizontal section in a direction away from the at least one upper rail guide at the top edge of that side wall, the horizontal sections of the rail guides opposing each other and having a spatial separation sized for closely receiving therebetween a first type of side rail, and the upwards-facing and downwards-facing lips having outer edges that face away from each other and that have a spatial separation sized for simultaneously entering respective grooves of a second type of side rail, the spatial separation between the outer edges of the upwards-facing and downwards-facing lips being greater than the spatial separation between the horizontal sections of the rail guides. 2. The tray of claim 1, further comprising a tab projecting perpendicularly from the base of the tray to partition the base into two sections. 3. The tray of claim 2, wherein each section is for receiving a separate unit of electronic equipment. 4. The tray of claim 1, wherein the tray is a single-piece construction. 5. The tray of claim 1, wherein the front end of the tray is open. 6. The tray of claim 1, wherein the at least one lower rail guide of each side wall includes a plurality of lower rail guides integrally formed in and extending laterally from that side wall, the lower rail guides of each side wall being in alignment along a length of that side wall for engaging the side rail when the tray is installed in the cabinet rack. 7. The tray of claim 1, wherein the at least one upper rail guide of each side wall includes a plurality of upper rail guides integrally formed in and extending laterally from that side wall, the upper rail guides of each side wall being in alignment along a length of that side wall for engaging the side rail when the tray is installed in the cabinet rack. 8. The tray of claim 1, wherein the at least one upper rail guide of each side wall includes a plurality of upper rail guides and the at least one lower rail guide of each side wall includes a plurality of lower rail guides integrally formed in and extending laterally from that side wall, each upper rail guide directly opposing one of the lower rail guides. 9. The tray of claim 1, wherein each flange has an opening through which a fastener can pass to secure the front end of the tray to a mounting rail of the cabinet rack. 10. The tray of claim 1, further comprising a row of spatially separated tabs projecting perpendicularly from the base of the tray, the row of tabs extending from the front end to the back end of the tray to partition the base into two sections.