Patent ID: 8327589

Claim:
A modular accessory system for mounting on a vertical surface such as a wall or an office divider, said system comprising: a framework comprising vertically-spaced top and bottom frame members and horizontally-spaced left and right frame members, said frame members cooperating to form a rectangular frame supportable at a substantially vertical surface; at least one panel comprising a surface, said panel comprising a first plurality of engaging members in spaced arrangement; at least one functional module insert, said module insert adapted to perform a function for a user and comprising a second plurality of engaging members in spaced arrangement; a third plurality of engaging members for releasably engaging said first and second pluralities of engaging members, said third plurality of engaging members in spaced arrangement along at least two of said frame members; and wherein said at least one panel is fully supportable at said framework at at least two orientations via engagement of said first plurality of engaging members with said third plurality of engaging members, wherein a first of said orientations is at least about ninety degrees of rotation different from a second of said orientations.