Patent ID: 8066240

Claim:
A support assembly for supporting a furniture component above a work surface, the furniture component forming a component surface, the assembly comprising: a first vertical member that extends between first and second oppositely extending ends and that forms an interior lateral surface, the interior lateral surface of the first vertical member forming first and second end channels at the first and second ends, respectively, that open laterally in the same direction; a second vertical member that extends between first and second oppositely extending ends and that forms an interior lateral surface, the interior lateral surface of the second vertical member forming first and second end channels at the first and second ends, respectively, that open laterally in the same direction; a first horizontal member that extends between first and second oppositely extending ends and that forms a first horizontal channel, the first and second ends of the first horizontal member received and mechanically linked within the first end channels of the first and second vertical members, respectively, the first horizontal member fastened for support to the work surface; and a second horizontal member that extends between first and second oppositely extending ends and that forms a second horizontal channel, the first and second ends of the second horizontal member received and mechanically linked within the second end channels of the first and second vertical members, respectively, the second horizontal member fastened to the component surface; and at least first and second fastener assemblies, each fastener assembly including a first coupler and a second coupler, the first and second couplers of the first fastener assembly mounted in the first horizontal channel and to the work surface, respectively, the first and second couplers of the second fastener assembly mounted in the second horizontal channel and to the component surface, respectively, the first couplers releasably couplable to the second couplers to secure the horizontal members to and release the horizontal members from the work surface and the component surface, respectively.