Hanging file folder support assembly for drawers

Claim 1

A hanging file folder support assembly comprising: a. a wooden drawer consisting of a rectangular bottom, a front panel, a back panel and two side panels, each panel of which is connected at the lower ends thereof to the rectangular bottom, said drawer providing storage space; b. a pair of one-piece metal support rails, one of which is connected to the top end of each of the drawer side panels, each of said support rails comprised of a vertical portion secured by screws to the upper outside of one of the side wall panels of the drawer, a flat portion resting on the top of the side wall panel of the drawer connected to the vertical portion, and an upper support flange connected to the flat portion which projects upward above the level of the drawer side panels, wherein said rails are adaptable for use with side wall panels of any thickness and wherein said rails are capable of supporting hanging file folders, and wherein each of said upper support flanges contain a plurality of spaced slots; and c. a plurality of metal support bars spanning the side wall panels of the drawer wherein the ends of the support bars are narrower than the body of the support bars to fit within the slots of the upper support flanges, each of said bars capable of supporting one end of a hanging file folder.