Office desking system

Abstract

A modular desking system for an open plan office environment provides a variety of highly stable and variously configurable component parts which can be modularly combined with one another to provide a wide variety of desking styles and sizes. The user may decide among many options for linking various desking system assemblies with one another to create a larger desking assembly well suited to various open-plan office spaces.

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         21 . A table assembly, comprising:
 a vertical leg member extending between a first lower end and an opposed second upper end;   at least one first vertical panel attached to said leg member, said at least one first panel extending outwardly of first and second opposite sides of said leg member;   a first pedestal unit disposed on one of said first and second sides of said leg member, said first pedestal unit including at least one drawer, said at least one said first panel defining a first side wall of said first pedestal unit and a second vertical panel defining a second, opposite side wall of said first pedestal unit, each said drawer disposed between said first and second panels; and   a first work surface supported by said at least one first panel and disposed above said first pedestal unit; and   a second work surface supported by said at least one first panel and disposed on a side of said leg member opposite said first pedestal unit.   
     
     
         22 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , wherein said at least one first panel includes a single panel extending outwardly of said first and second opposite sides of said leg member. 
     
     
         23 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , wherein said at least one first panel includes a pair of panels respectively extending outwardly of said first and second opposite sides of said leg member. 
     
     
         24 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , wherein said second upper end of said leg member extends above said first and second work surfaces, said second upper end supporting a vertical central panel which is disposed perpendicular to, and extends above, said first and second work surfaces. 
     
     
         25 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , further comprising a second pedestal unit disposed on a side of said leg member opposite said first pedestal unit and beneath said second work surface, said second pedestal unit including at least one drawer, said at least one first panel defining a first side wall of said second pedestal unit and a third vertical panel defining a second, opposite side wall of said second pedestal unit, each said drawer disposed between said first and said third panels. 
     
     
         26 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , further comprising mounting brackets respectively connecting said first vertical panels and said first and second work surfaces. 
     
     
         27 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a second vertical leg member spaced from said vertical leg member to define a leg span therebetween; and   a table beam extending across said leg span.   
     
     
         28 . The table assembly of  claim 27 , further comprising a bracket assembly comprising:
 a first bracket portion mounted to one of said second and third panels; and   a second bracket portion extending perpendicular to said first bracket portion, said table beam connected to said second bracket portion.   
     
     
         29 . The table assembly of  claim 28 , comprising first and second bracket assemblies and first and second table beams, said first bracket assembly connected to said second panel and said first table beam attached to said first bracket assembly, and said second bracket assembly connected to said third panel and said second table beam attached to said second bracket assembly. 
     
     
         30 . The table assembly of  claim 21 , further comprising a shelf bracket receivable within said second upper end of said leg member to provide an upwardly facing mounting surface spaced above said first and second work surfaces, said shelf bracket comprising:
 a mounting plate; and   a coupling protrusion extending downwardly from said mounting plate, said coupling protrusion connected to said mounting plate such that said mounting plate is offset with respect to said coupling protrusion, whereby said shelf bracket configurable in at least two orientations when received in said second upper end of said leg member.   
     
     
         31 . The table assembly of  claim 30 , comprising two of said shelf brackets received within said second upper end of said leg member, one of said shelf brackets disposed in a first orientation and the other of said shelf brackets disposed in a second orientation opposite said first orientation. 
     
     
         32 . A table assembly, comprising:
 a first leg assembly comprising:
 a first vertical leg member extending between a first lower end and an opposed first upper end; 
 a second vertical leg member extending between a second lower end and an opposed second upper end, said second leg member spaced apart from said first leg member to define a span therebetween; 
 a horizontal support extending transversely between said first upper end and said second upper end to affix said first leg member to said second leg member; and 
 a suspended vertical stanchion extending upwardly from said support, said suspended vertical stanchion disposed at a location along said support that is spaced between said first upper end and said second upper end; 
   a first work surface supported by said leg assembly and extending along at least a portion of said support, said first work surface defining a work surface height above said first and second lower ends of said first and second leg members; and   an elongate vertical panel supported by said suspended vertical stanchion, said elongate vertical panel extending above said first work surface.   
     
     
         33 . The table assembly of  claim 32 , wherein said first work surface is supported by said horizontal support and disposed on a first side of said elongate panel, said table assembly further comprising a second work surface supported by said horizontal support and disposed on a second side of said elongate panel opposite said first side. 
     
     
         34 . The table assembly of  claim 32 , further comprising a bracket assembly comprising:
 a first bracket portion mounted to said horizontal support; and   a second bracket portion extending perpendicular to said first bracket portion.   
     
     
         35 . The table assembly of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 a second leg assembly spaced from said first leg assembly to define a leg assembly span therebetween;   a bracket assembly connected to each of said first and second leg assemblies; and   a table beam connected at respective opposite ends thereof, and extending between, said bracket assemblies, said table beam extending across said span.   
     
     
         36 . The table assembly of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 a first bracket assembly mounted to said horizontal support on a first side of said horizontal support from said vertical stanchion;   a second bracket assembly mounted to said horizontal support on a second side of said horizontal support from said vertical stanchion opposite said first side; and   a pair of table beams respectively mounted to said first and second bracket assemblies, said table beams extending parallel to one another and perpendicularly from said horizontal support.   
     
     
         37 . The table assembly of  claim 32 , further comprising a shelf bracket receivable within said suspended vertical stanchion to provide an upwardly facing mounting surface spaced above said work surface, said shelf bracket comprising:
 a mounting plate; and   a coupling protrusion extending downwardly from said mounting plate, said coupling protrusion positioned upon said mounting plate such that said mounting plate is offset with respect to said coupling protrusion, whereby said shelf bracket is configurable in at least two orientations when received in said suspended vertical stanchion.   
     
     
         38 . The table assembly of  claim 37 , comprising two of said shelf brackets received within said second upper end of said vertical stanchion, one of said shelf brackets disposed in a first orientation and the other of said shelf brackets disposed in a second orientation opposite said first orientation.