Patent ID: 8596593

Claim:
A worksurface leg mount system for connecting a support leg to a worksurface, comprising: an anchor plate attached to a lower surface of the worksurface by a fastener arrangement and having, (i) an outer segment contacting the lower surface of the worksurface, and (ii) an inner segment that is spaced from the lower surface of the worksurface; a support leg having an upper edge engaging the lower surface of the worksurface; a resiliently deformable mounting plate attached to and recessed in an upper end of the support leg, the mounting plate having a horizontally extending inner segment, a horizontally extending outer segment forming a mechanical attachment to an inner surface of the support leg and free of any upturned edge, and a sloping medial segment extending downwardly and inwardly from the outer segment to the inner segment; and a fastener extending between and connecting the anchor plate and mounting plate, wherein the anchor plate outer segment and support leg upper edge define concentrically spaced contact areas against the lower surface of the worksurface, and a captured nut attached to the inner segment of the anchor plate, the captured nut (i) being positioned between the anchor plate and the lower surface of the worksurface and in contact with the lower surface of the worksurface, and (ii) accepting the fastener that extends between the anchor plate and mounting plate, the nut being movable out of engagement with the lower surface of the worksurface in response to loads imposed upon the support leg, wherein the anchor plate and the mounting plate have substantially the same uniform thickness and the same dished concave construction.