Tile and support structure for vertical mounting tiles

A tile and support structure system comprising:

• a. a first support structure configured to engage a generally vertical wall support, and wherein said first support structure comprises:
• i. a base having a first flange and a second flange, wherein said first and second flanges are opposed to one another, wherein a distal end of each said flange terminates at a lip extending outward from each said flange, and wherein said lip is formed with a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface;
• ii. a spine engaged with said base, wherein said spine extends outward from a center of said base, and wherein said spine is generally perpendicular with respect to said base;
• iii. a first rail extending from a terminal end of said spine, wherein said first rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine;
• iv. a second rail extending from said terminal end of said spine, wherein said second rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine, and wherein said first support structure is generally symmetrical about a plane perpendicularly oriented with respect to said first and second rails and bisecting said spine;
• b. a second support structure configured to engage said generally vertical wall support, wherein said second support structure is parallel with respect to said first support structure, and wherein said second support structure comprises:
• i. a base having a first flange and a second flange, wherein said first and second flanges are opposed to one another:
• ii. a spine engaged with said base, wherein said spine extends outward from a center of said base, and wherein said spine is generally perpendicular with respect to said base;
• iii. a first rail extending from a terminal end of said spine, wherein said first rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine;
• iv. a second rail extending from said terminal end of said spine, wherein said second rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine, and wherein said second support structure is generally symmetrical about a plane perpendicularly oriented with respect to said first and second rails and bisecting said spine;
• c. a first tile configured to slide between said first and second support structures, wherein said tile has a length, a width, and a thickness, said first tile further comprising:
• i. a first face, wherein said first face is configured to be generally facing outward during use;
• ii. a second face, wherein said second face is opposite said first face, wherein said first and second faces are separated by said thickness of said first tile, and wherein a surface area of said first and second faces is defined by said length and said width of said first tile;
• iii. a first;
• second;
• third, and fourth edge defining a periphery of said first tile;
• iv. a first groove formed in said first edge;
• V. a second groove formed in said third edge, wherein said first and third edges are parallel to one another;
• d. wherein a position of said first tile with respect to said first and second support structures in a first generally horizontal dimension parallel with respect to said generally vertical wall support and perpendicular with respect to said first face is capable of being secured via an engagement of said first and second rails with said first and second grooves in said first tile;
• and,
• e. wherein a position of said first tile with respect to said first and second support structures in a second generally horizontal dimension lying in a plane shared with said first face is secured via said engagement of said first and second rails with said first and second grooves in said first tile
• f. wherein with the first groove formed in the first edge of the first tile extends short of a plane bisecting the spine of the first support structure to create a space that completely separates the first tile from an adjacent tile along the entire thickness of the first tile.