Patent ID: 8172098

Claim:
A work bench assembly comprising: right and left end support units for supporting the ends of at least one front and one rear cross beam, each end support unit comprising: a generally vertical front support post having at least one column of slots along its length for receiving at least one slot engaging member of the front cross beam; a generally vertical rear support post having at least one column of slots along its length for receiving at least one slot engaging member of the rear cross beam; a generally horizontal upper brace fixedly attached to and extending from the upper end of the front support post to the upper end of the rear support post; a cover mounted over the upper brace; a generally horizontal lower brace fixedly attached to and extending from the lower end of the front support post to the lower end of the rear support post; and at least one diagonal brace fixedly attached to and extending diagonally between the front support post and the rear support post; an upper front cross beam extending between the upper ends of the front support posts of the right and left end support units; an upper rear cross beam extending between the upper ends of the rear support posts of the right and left end support units; a lower rear cross beam extending between a lower portion of the rear support posts of the right and left end support units; a top panel having front and rear edge portions supported at its front and rear edge portions by the upper front cross beam and upper rear cross beam; right and left upright supports mounted to and extending upwardly from a rear portion of the right and left end support units; a cross beam mounted to and extending between the upper ends of the right and left upright supports; and a generally vertical panel extending between at least a portion of the right and left upright supports and below the cross-beam that extends between the upper ends of the upright supports.