Shelved computer stand

Claim 1

A self-contained, portable shelved support device for a computer and computer peripheral equipment comprising: (a) a vertically oriented back wall with a base portion, an upper portion, a top edge and a bottom edge; (b) a horizontally oriented lower shelf perpendicularly connected to the base portion of the back wall, the lower shelf having an area defined by a length and a width; (c) a horizontally oriented upper shelf perpendicularly connected with the upper portion of the back wall at a location below the top edge of the back wall, the upper shelf having a front surface and a rear surface; (d) a horizontally oriented middle shelf located between the upper and the lower shelves, the middle shelf having a front surface, a rear surface, and two half sections separated by vertically oriented medial connecting means connected to the middle shelf and to the upper shelf, the connecting means extending from the front surface to the rear surface of the middle shelf; (e) the rear surface of the middle shelf being spacially separated from the back wall to define a cable storage space permitting simultaneous mounting of computer equipment on both the lower shelf and the middle shelf while continuously maintaining a cabling path of electrical conductivity between the equipment, the path of electrical conductivity thus being located within and above the area defined by the lower shelf, and (f) strengthening means extending vertically and separately between the lower shelf and the upper shelf comprising: (i) rear located strengthening members attached perpendicularly to the back wall, the lower shelf, and the upper shelf, the rear located members providing nominal barriers for protection of the equipment cabling and for electrical safety; and (ii) forward located strengthening members attached perpendicularly to the lower shelf, the middle shelf, and the upper shelf, the rear located strengthening members and the forward located strengthening members being constructed and arranged to form side apertures in the device to permit cooling of electronic equipment located on each shelf and to provide side access to each shelf to facilitate installation and removal of equipment without separation of the cabling between the equipment.