Furniture storage unit
First Claim
1. A storage unit assembly for office furniture units of the type having an outer face with slotted hangers extending therealong, comprising:
- a bottom panel operably positioned in a generally horizontal orientation, and shaped to abuttingly support objects thereon;
a top panel disposed above and generally parallel with said bottom panel, and shaped to cover at least a portion of said bottom panel;
first and second end panels disposed at opposite ends of said top and bottom panels and connected therewith to define a rigid, box-shaped case having a generally rigid bottom portion and a generally open back portion;
said first and second end panels having rear portions with a plurality of vertically spaced apart slots disposed therein;
first and second hanger brackets each having a rear portion with first hooks shaped for reception in the slotted hangers of an associated one of the office furniture units, and a forward portion with second hooks selectively received in said slots in said rear portions of said first and second end panels to detachably support said case in a panel-hung condition against the outer face of the associated one of the office furniture units;
an up-mount bracket having a lower portion shaped for connection with an associated one of the office furniture units, and an upper portion connected with and supporting said bottom portion of said case to detachably mount said case in an up-mounted condition above a top portion of the associated one of the furniture units; and
a removable back panel shaped to enclose at least a portion of said open back portion of said case, and having side portions with outwardly protruding hooks selectively received in said slots in said rear portions of said first and second end panels to detachably connect said back panel with said case and enclose at least that portion of said open back portion of said case disposed above the top portion of the associated one of the office furniture units when said case is in said up-mounted condition.
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Abstract
An office furniture unit has an outer face with slotted hangers, and a removable storage unit assembly including a bottom panel positioned in a generally horizontal orientation along the office furniture unit, and a top panel disposed above and generally parallel with the bottom panel. First and second panels are disposed at opposite ends of the top and bottom panels and are connected therewith to define a rigid, box-shaped case having an open back portion. The first and second end panels have rear portions with multiple vertically spaced slots. First and second hanger brackets have a rear portion with first hooks selectively received in the slotted hangers of the office furniture units, and a forward portion with second hooks selectively received in the slots in the rear portions of the first and second end panels to detachably support the case against the outer face of the office furniture unit.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A storage unit assembly for office furniture units of the type having an outer face with slotted hangers extending therealong, comprising:
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a bottom panel operably positioned in a generally horizontal orientation, and shaped to abuttingly support objects thereon; a top panel disposed above and generally parallel with said bottom panel, and shaped to cover at least a portion of said bottom panel; first and second end panels disposed at opposite ends of said top and bottom panels and connected therewith to define a rigid, box-shaped case having a generally rigid bottom portion and a generally open back portion;
said first and second end panels having rear portions with a plurality of vertically spaced apart slots disposed therein;first and second hanger brackets each having a rear portion with first hooks shaped for reception in the slotted hangers of an associated one of the office furniture units, and a forward portion with second hooks selectively received in said slots in said rear portions of said first and second end panels to detachably support said case in a panel-hung condition against the outer face of the associated one of the office furniture units; an up-mount bracket having a lower portion shaped for connection with an associated one of the office furniture units, and an upper portion connected with and supporting said bottom portion of said case to detachably mount said case in an up-mounted condition above a top portion of the associated one of the furniture units; and a removable back panel shaped to enclose at least a portion of said open back portion of said case, and having side portions with outwardly protruding hooks selectively received in said slots in said rear portions of said first and second end panels to detachably connect said back panel with said case and enclose at least that portion of said open back portion of said case disposed above the top portion of the associated one of the office furniture units when said case is in said up-mounted condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In an office furniture unit having an outer face with slotted hangers extending therealong, the improvement of a removable storage unit assembly, comprising:
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a bottom panel operably positioned in a generally horizontal orientation along said office furniture unit; a top panel disposed above and generally parallel with said bottom panel; first and second end panels disposed at opposite ends of said top and bottom panels and connected therewith to define a rigid, box-shaped case having a generally open back portion;
said first and second end panels having rear portions with a plurality of vertically spaced apart slots disposed therein;a back stop rail extending along a rearward portion of said bottom panel between said first and second end panels;
said back stop rail is connected with said bottom panel and said first and second end panels to rigidify said case; andfirst and second hanger brackets each having a rear portion with first hooks selectively received in said slotted hangers of said office furniture units, and a forward portion with second hooks selectively received in said slots in said rear portions of said first and second end panels to detachably support said case in a panel-hung condition against said outer face of said office furniture unit; wherein said panel-hung condition defines an on-module panel-hung condition and includes a first off-module support bracket having a rear portion thereof with slots selectively receiving therein said second hooks of said first and second hanger brackets in a vertical off-module panel-hung condition, a forward bottom portion thereof abuttingly supporting thereon said back stop rail, and a forward top portion thereof connected with said top panel of said case in a manner which permits said case to shift laterally relative to said first and second hanger brackets. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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