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A two-piece track assembly may be used in an office environment for mounting accessory components, such as work surfaces, cabinets, shelves, filing units, etc., to either a permanent building wall or to the framework of a movable office wall or office partition system. The track assembly includes a

A two-piece track assembly may be used in an office environment for mounting accessory components, such as work surfaces, cabinets, shelves, filing units, etc., to either a permanent building wall or to the framework of a movable office wall or office partition system. The track assembly includes a base mountable to the wall or framework via a plurality of fasteners. A track mounts to the base to cover the fasteners used to mount the base. The track also includes a relatively thinly-profiled slot into which a corresponding, relatively thinly-profiled mounting flange of an accessory component is received to mount and support the accessory component upon the track assembly. Optionally, a decorative or functional tile may be mounted to a wall or partition between a pair of track assemblies spaced vertically from one another.

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1. A track assembly, comprising: a first component mounted to a substrate, said first component comprising: an exterior face;an upper portion including an upwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines an upwardly projecting notch; anda lower portion including a downwardly projecting

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A track assembly, comprising: a first component mounted to a substrate, said first component comprising: an exterior face;an upper portion including an upwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines an upwardly projecting notch; anda lower portion including a downwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines a downwardly projecting notch; anda second component mounted to said first component, said second component comprising: a body having a front body portion and a rear body portion;said front body portion including a slot having a first, horizontal slot section extending into said body from a front face of said front body portion and a second, angled slot section extending into said body from said first slot section; andsaid rear body portion including an upper arm and a lower arm, said upper and lower arms respectively engageable within said upper and lower notches of said first component; anda first vertical tile having a lower edge engaging said upper arm of said second component, said first vertical tile disposed adjacent said substrate. 2. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein said second component substantially covers and prevents access to said exterior face of said first component. 3. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein said second slot section is angled upwardly with respect to said first slot section and extends from an end of said first slot section which is disposed opposite said front face of said front body portion. 4. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein said front body portion of said second component further comprises upper and lower extensions wherein: said upper extension of said second component, said upper arm of said second component, and said substrate cooperate to define a first tile-receiving space, said first vertical tile disposed within said first tile-receiving space; andsaid lower extension of said second component, said lower arm of said second component, and said substrate cooperate to define a second tile-receiving space, further comprising a second vertical tile disposed within said second tile-receiving space. 5. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of a permanent building wall, a movable office wall, and a movable partition system panel. 6. A method of mounting a track assembly to a vertical substrate of an office system, comprising the steps of: providing a track assembly comprising a first component and a second component, said first component comprising an exterior face, an upper portion including an upwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines an upwardly projecting notch; and a lower portion including a downwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines a downwardly projecting notch; andsaid second component comprising a body having a front body portion and a rear body portion, said front body portion including a slot having a first, horizontal slot section extending into said body from a front face of said front body portion and a second, angled slot section extending into said body from said first slot section, and said rear body portion including an upper arm and a lower arm, said upper and lower arms respectively engageable within said upper and lower notches of said first component;mounting the first component to the vertical substrate;pivotally mounting the second component to the first component; andengaging a lower edge of a vertical tile with the upper arm of the second component, the vertical tile disposed adjacent the substrate. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said mounting step comprises mounting the first component to at least one of a permanent building wall, a movable office wall, and a movable partition system panel. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of pivotally mounting the second component to the first component comprises: engaging an upper arm of the second component with the upwardly projecting notch of the first component;pivoting the upper arm about the upper portion of the first component; andengaging a lower arm of the second component with the downwardly projecting notch of the first component during said pivoting step. 9. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of pivotally mounting the second component to the first component comprises: engaging a lower arm of the second component with the downwardly projecting notch of the first component;pivoting the lower arm about the lower portion of the first component; andengaging an upper arm of the second component with the upwardly projecting notch of the first component during said pivoting step. 10. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of pivotally mounting the second component to the first component comprises: engaging an upper arm of the second component with the upwardly projecting notch of the first component; andengaging a lower arm of the second component with the downwardly projecting notch of the first component, such that the upper and lower arms are substantially horizontal when the upper and lower arms are fully engaged with the upper and lower engagement structures respectively. 11. The track assembly of claim 1 further comprising an accessory component comprising a mounting flange including a first, horizontal flange portion and a second, angled flange portion extending from said first flange portion. 12. A track assembly, comprising: a first component mountable to a substrate, said first component comprising: an exterior face;an upper portion including upper engagement structure; anda lower portion including lower engagement structure; anda second component mountable to said first component, said second component comprising: a body having a front body portion and a rear body portion;said front body portion including a slot having a first, horizontal slot section extending into said body from a front face of said front body portion and a second, angled slot section extending into said body from said first slot section, said angled slot section being angled at a non-perpendicular angle to said first slot section; andsaid rear body portion including an upper arm and a lower arm, said upper and lower arms respectively engageable with said upper and lower engagement structures of said first component; andsaid front body portion of said second component further comprising upper and lower extensions extending upwardly and downwardly a distance beyond said upper and lower arms, respectively, wherein, when said second component is mounted to said first component and said first component is mounted to said substrate, said upper and lower extensions of said second component, said respective upper and lower arms of said second component, and said substrate cooperate to define a pair of tile-receiving spaces. 13. The track assembly of claim 12 further comprising an accessory component comprising a mounting flange including a first, horizontal flange portion and a second, angled flange portion extending from said first flange portion. 14. The track assembly of claim 4, wherein said upper and lower extensions of said front body portion extend upwardly and downwardly a distance beyond said upper and lower arms, respectively, to defined said first and second tile-receiving spaces. 15. The track assembly of claim 14, wherein at least one of said upper and lower extensions of said front body portion includes a vertical wall and an angled wall extending rearwardly from an end of said vertical wall toward said first component. 16. The track assembly of claim 15, wherein each of said upper and lower extensions of said front body portion includes a vertical wall and an angled wall extending rearwardly from an end of said vertical wall toward said first component, said angled walls respectively engageable with tiles received within said tile-receiving spaces. 17. The track assembly of claim 12, wherein said upper engagement structure includes an upwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines an upwardly projecting notch and said lower engagement structure includes a downwardly projecting protrusion that at least partially defines a downwardly projecting notch, said upper and lower arms respectively engageable within said upper and lower notches. 18. The track assembly of claim 17, wherein at least one of said upper and lower extensions of said front body portion includes a vertical wall and an angled wall extending rearwardly from an end of said vertical wall toward said first component. 19. The track assembly of claim 18, wherein each of said upper and lower extensions of said front body portion includes a vertical wall and an angled wall extending rearwardly from an end of said vertical wall toward said first component, said angled walls respectively engageable with tiles received within said tile-receiving spaces. 20. The track assembly of claim 12, wherein when said second component is mounted to said first component, said second component substantially covers and prevents access to said exterior face of said first component. 21. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein said first component has a width extending along a horizontal direction and a height extending along a vertical direction, said width significantly greater than said height. 22. The track assembly of claim 1, further comprising an additional track assembly mounted to the substrate and disposed above said track assembly, said first vertical tile disposed between, and retained adjacent to the substrate by, said track assembly and said additional track assembly. 23. The track assembly of claim 12, wherein said first component is mounted to the substrate and said second component is mounted to said first component, further comprising a first vertical tile having a lower edge engaging said upper arm of said second component, said first vertical tile disposed adjacent the substrate. 24. The track assembly of claim 22, further comprising an additional track assembly mounted to the substrate and disposed above said track assembly, said first vertical tile disposed between, and retained adjacent to the substrate by, said track assembly and said additional track assembly.