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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
John R. Hamilton, San Rafael, CA (US);
Marvin C. Knauf, Conklin, MI (US);
Bradley D. Youngs, Byron Center, MI (US);
Mark T. Slager, Caledonia, MI (US);
Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Daniel Phillips, Kentwood, MI (US);
Helen A. Buckley, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Ryan Pauly, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John R. Hamilton, San Rafael, CA (US);
Marvin C. Knauf, Conklin, MI (US);
Bradley D. Youngs, Byron Center, MI (US);
Mark T. Slager, Caledonia, MI (US);
Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Daniel Phillips, Kentwood, MI (US);
Helen A. Buckley, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Ryan Pauly, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
An office work system comprises a first furniture unit having a first laterally-extending channel, and a second furniture unit having a second laterally-extending channel, the second channel being disposed substantially parallel to and at least substantially the same vertical height as the first channel, such that at least a portion of the first and second channels coextend. The office work system further comprises a work accessory and a connector assembly to connect the work accessory to the first and second furniture units along the coextending portions of the channels, the assembly including a pair of engagement members adapted to engage the first and second channels.