INSTRUMENTATION HANDLES FOR 19" ENCLOSURES

RACK HANDLE DESCRIPTION:

Introducing a new concept in handling and securing 19" rack mounted equipment: the Piton Rack Handle. This high quality assembly provides handles and captive fasteners for your rack-mount products.

Piton Rack Handles have a high-strength molded design with integrated screws that secure your enclosure to any equipment rack. These handles mount outboard of the front panel space with supplied hardware: no special panel prep is required.

The Piton Rack Handle has clean styling and excellent ergonomics. It is manufactured with high grade materials and is EIA-310, RoHS, and NEBS compliant. It is well-suited for a variety of markets including Datacom, Telecom, Storage, Pro Audio, Broadcast, and Test Equipment.

On-Air Elements

RACK HANDLE FEATURES:

High quality instrumentation handles for rack-mount equipment
High strength ABS/PC polymer
Captive #10-32 screws have EIA-310 spacing to work with all equipment racks
Clean, modern styling with generous finger clearance
NEBS compliant UL94 V-0 flammability rating
Low out-gassing Noryl versions available (.43% TML, .06% CVCM)
Mounts on equipment ears, saving valuable front panel space
No special panel prep, press-fitting or swaging required
Single part no. kit simplifies documentation, procurement and kitting
Can be used in non-rackmount applications
Designed in California; patent pending

Codan Stratus

RACK HANDLE BENEFITS:

Zinwave Hub

RF Synthesizer

Textron Systems

The Piton Rack Handle gives your product a rugged, customized look, differentiating it from competitors using formed instrumentation handles.
The high-strength, practical design makes for an ergonomic handle capable of moving heavy, awkward equipment through production, shipping and installation.
This solution gives your customers stainless steel fasteners, captive to your product, simplifying rack mounting. No more lost or mismatched screws.
Captive fasteners are integral to the handle, eliminating the cost of press-fitting or swaging separate captive fastener assemblies.
Piton Rack Handles mount on the outer edges of the front panel, preserving enclosure volume and front panel space; a key benefit where rack and floor space are at a premium.
Handles protect front panel components and route cabling to the sides.
The product is supplied as a kit with 2 handles, 4 captive screws and 4 mounting screws: the single part number kit reduces the cost of documentation, procurement, kitting and assembly.
Can be used with subracks where no fixed front panel exists.
Because the handle works with standard EIA-310 front panel mounting slots, it can be added to existing designs and products.
#12, M5 and M6 captive screws available.
Easily replaceable, reusable and recyclable.
With good design-for-manufacturability, the Piton Rack Handle is available with quantity price breaks at 50, 100, and 500 kits.

RACK HANDLE DESIGN TIPS:

Traverse Industries

Crazy Strong!

240lbs: No Problem

Order one kit for each rack-mounted enclosure. A kit contains 2 handles, 4 handle-mounting screws and 4 captive screws.
See PDF data sheets for mounting hole pattern for handles. Each handle requires two countersunk thru holes.
If your front panel is more than .25" thick, counterbore the handle mounting holes as shown on the data sheets.
There are multiple captive screw lengths available. This is to accommodate your front panel thickness and allow proper mounting with any rack - regardless whether the rack has recessed captive nuts or tapped rails. See data sheets for part numbers.
When attaching handles, first fasten with plastite screws, then thread #10 captive screws thru handles.
4U enclosures: consider using 3U handles. Mount the 3U handles .25" or .875" below the centerline of the 4U panel. Drawing available on request.
For non-rackmount designs, mount handles from front with #8 or #10 machine screws
3D STEP files available on request.
See our product development services for complete chassis design.