Support rail assembly for office accessories

A support rail assembly for use with a worksurface having an enlarged upper surface, a lower surface opposite said upper surface, a front edge portion adjacent a user and a rear edge portion remote from the user, said assembly comprising:

• an elongate support rail adapted for mounting an accessory thereon;
• an upright support arm having an upper end releasably connected to said support rail for stationarily positioning the support rail above the worksurface and generally along the rear edge portion thereof and a lower end for bearing upon the upper surface of the worksurface, said support arm defining thereon a rear upright surface disposed between said upper and lower ends for facing away from the front edge portion of the worksurface;
• a mounting arrangement for securing said support arm and said support rail to the worksurface, said mounting arrangement including:
• a mounting flange having a first leg portion which overlies at least part of said rear surface of said support arm and a second leg portion fixed to said first leg portion and projecting in a generally horizontal manner from a lower end thereof for extension under the worksurface, said first leg portion defining therein at least one slot;
• at least one pin member projecting generally outwardly from said rear surface for engagement within said one slot;
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• a fastening member associated with said second leg portion and being adjustable to exert a generally downwardly directed force on said first leg portion so as to wedge said one pin in said one slot and fixedly but releasably secure said support arm and support rail to the worksurface.

A combination comprising:

• a worksurface having longitudinally extending front and rear edges and defining thereon an enlarged upper surface;
• a horizontally elongated support rail having a length defined between a pair of free terminal ends thereof, said support rail defining a pair of slots in communication with one another and opening outwardly and frontwardly of said support rail via a common access opening which is disposed opposite a mounting element, said mounting element projecting transversely and rearwardly from said support rail and extending longitudinally along a substantial portion of said length thereof;
• an office-type accessory supported entirely on said support rail so as to be free of supportive engagement with the worksurface, said accessory having a mounting part which projects into one of said slots via said access opening to releasably secure said accessory to said support rail;
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• a support arm disposed adjacent the rear edge of the worksurface for stationarily positioning said support rail above the worksurface so as to extend generally along the rear edge thereof, said support arm including a mounting part defined on an upper end thereof which slidably receives said mounting element of said support rail, said support arm being positioned between said free terminal ends of said support rail;
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• a mounting arrangement for removably mounting said support arm adjacent the rear edge of the worksurface.

An office accessory arrangement comprising:

• an elongate support rail including front and rear legs each defining a slot therein, said slots opening outwardly via a common access opening, said front and rear legs and the respective slots being disposed in angled relation with one another such that said front and rear legs together define a shallow inverted V-shaped configuration with said access opening extending longitudinally along a junction between said front and rear legs;
• an accessory having a mounting element which projects into one of said slots to releasably secure said accessory to said support rail;
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• a support arm for stationarily positioning said support rail along an upright wall member, said support arm having a front end which mounts said support rail thereon and a rear end securable to the wall member.