US 2010/0300016 A1 · CONCEALED MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR COLUMBARIUM SHUTTERS AND THE LIKE

Abstract

A concealed mounting system for columbarium shutters and the like. The mounting system includes a top clip and bottom hangers secured to a back side of the shutter. Vertically spaced upper and lower tracks are disposed behind the shutter at its upper end and a lower end. Each track includes a forwardly extending channel and a downwardly extending channel. A locking screw is received within apertures disposed substantially perpendicular to the forwardly extending channel. A nut threadably receives the locking screw and is disposed in the forwardly extending channel, whereby upon rotation of the nut, the locking screw is caused to move vertically with respect to a bottom edge of the upper track for engagement and disengagement with the top clip. The bottom hangers are operably supported by the lower track.

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Dependent claims

A columbarium, comprising:

a framework of horizontally spaced, vertical, planar risers and vertically spaced, horizontal, planar shelves, said framework of spaced vertical risers and horizontal shelves defining at plurality of niches arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns;
a plurality of front tracks extending along at least a portion of each horizontal shelf, thereby providing an upper front track and a lower front track proximate a top and bottom of each niche, each of said front tracks having a forwardly extending channel and a downwardly extending channel;
a plurality of shutters disposed over said plurality of niches, each shutter having a top clip and bottom hangers secured to a back side thereof, said top clip engaged by a vertically adjustable lock screw threadably extendable from said downwardly extending channel of said upper front track, said bottom hangers operably supported by said lower front track.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Concealed mounting system for columbarium shutters and the like

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Concealed mounting system for columbarium shutters and the like

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Abstract

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