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File Rail Clips are designed as file drawer components that work within hanging file rail systems so drawer builders can create side-to-side file support in a controlled way. The Custom Accents system uses a plastic hanging rail that snaps onto the top of 1/2 or 5/8 inch thick drawer sides and stays in place, which creates a stable mounting line along both sides of the drawer. That hanging rail is made of black plastic in a 98-1/2 inch length, so it can be cut down to match custom drawer widths without changing the rail profile. File rail clips then mount to the hanging rail and hold a standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock spanning the drawer, giving a defined path for hanging files to run front-to-back.
The Custom Accents plastic hanging rail is designed to snap onto the top edge of 1/2 or 5/8 inch thick drawer sides, so installers begin by fitting that rail along each side of the file drawer. Because the rail remains in place once snapped on, it forms a continuous track for locating file rail clips. The file rail clips then mount directly to the hanging rail, so each clip can be set at the spacing needed to support a standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock running between the rails. That bar stock creates the side-to-side support line that carries the hanging files inside the drawer opening.
These file rail clips are part of a drawer construction system classified as file drawer components, so they are used when a drawer box needs to support hanging file folders. The system starts with the black plastic hanging rail snapping onto 1/2 or 5/8 inch thick drawer sides, establishing a defined support level along both sides of the box. Because the hanging rail spans the length of the drawer side and remains in place, multiple file rail clips can be mounted along that rail wherever cross supports are required. Once mounted, the clips hold a standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock running from side to side, and that bar stock forms the structural line from which hanging file folders are suspended inside the drawer.
The hanging rail being made of black plastic and produced in a 98-1/2 inch length gives shops a single, uniform component that can be cut to match different drawer widths while keeping the same snap-on profile for 1/2 or 5/8 inch drawer sides. Because the rail snaps on and stays in place, installers gain a fixed alignment path along the drawer top edge for positioning file rail clips, which helps keep cross bars level from side to side. The fact that file rail clips are designed to mount directly to that hanging rail means the connection between the rail and the standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock is defined by the system, so the spacing between drawer sides and the file support line can be repeated across multiple drawers. The use of standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock further simplifies repeat builds, since the cross bars share a known thickness that fits the clips consistently.
The hanging rail is designed to snap onto the top of 1/2 or 5/8 inch thick drawer sides, which defines where this file rail clip system is applied in drawer construction.
The hanging rail is 98-1/2 inches long, so shops can cut it to needed lengths and supply multiple drawers from each rail while keeping the same profile.
The file rail clips mount to the hanging rail, creating a connection point that supports a standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock running from drawer side to side.
A standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock crosses from drawer side to side in the file rail clips, and this bar stock provides the support line for hanging files.
The hanging rail is made of black plastic, which provides a consistent material for snapping onto drawer sides and trimming to length as part of file drawer builds.
These parts are listed under drawer construction systems and drawer box accessories as file drawer components, indicating their role in building hanging file drawers.
For shops building hanging file drawers, this Custom Accents system groups the file rail clips with a black plastic hanging rail sized for 1/2 or 5/8 inch thick drawer sides and a standard 1/8 inch thick bar stock crossing the drawer. Together those verified dimensions define how the file drawer components align within drawer construction systems and drawer box accessories. When a project calls for side-to-side hanging file support using a rail-mounted bar stock, these File Rail Clips for Hanging File Rail Systems with part number CPF-900K match that role.
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