Cubicle work space organizer

Abstract

A cubicle work space organizer is provided in the form of an accessory support surface having a first portion defined by a shelf with leading and trailing edges and a light transmissible region therebetween and a second portion defined by an outwardly projecting tray with both portions being supported from a cubicle wall by the releasable coupling of a rearwardly projecting mounting bracket to a set of vertically aligned, cubicle wall retention slots to position the accessory support surface between a desktop and a lighting source for selectively removing accessories from the desktop and organizing them on the accessory support surface while enabling the transmission of light onto the desktop through at least a portion of the shelf.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention generally relates to accessories for organizing an office workspace and more particularly to accessories for suspending from a set of partitions defining a work space commonly called a cubicle for organizing the office supplies and working files commonly used in a cubicle environment.[0003]2. General Background and State of the Art:[0004]A typical office floor plan includes a ring of outer offices surrounding a large central common area. As an alternative to using an open bullpen workspace, the central area is commonly partitioned using a wall system such as that found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,442,909 to Waalkes et al. to give office workers a bit of privacy, reduce noise, and cut down on distractions. The individual partitions typically include a framework with a fabric material covering the open area of the framework and a set of fasteners such as hooks extending from the vertical ends of the framework. Multi...

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This leaves little time for organizing the documents and files typically associated with these projects and, under these circumstances, the office work space eventually becomes a cluttered area with files and office accessories strewn about the desktop, table space, or any free space found in the work space.

In addition, personal items such as pictures, calendars, and awards, may take up valuable work space.

While these office supplies assist in organizing some of the clutter they also tend to take up a significant amount of working desk top space, leaving the cubicle user with little room to work.

However, only relatively lightweight products such as note papers may be supported using these alternatives.

In addition, this type of activity leads to damaging the fabric wall coverings over time.

Other work space accessories such as document or file baskets may be hung from the top end of the partition walls but supporting these accessories from the top of the cubicle walls usually places them well out of reach of a cubicle user sitting at his or her desk.

In addition, these types of hanging accessories are typically constructed to hold only one kind of office accessory such as a file folders or documents and thus lack a certain versatility.

While each of these existing office accessories has their uses, an enormous amount of potential storage and organizational capacity of the cubicle is wasted.

Should a simple conventional shelf be placed therein, such shelf would provide limited organizational capabilities and would further block the light from the overhead lighting source making it a poor alternative.

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