Television support and mounting kit

A television console and support kit, comprising:

• a television console assembly having a front side, and a back side, said television console assembly including upper and lower horizontally extending shelf supports, and upper and lower shelves respectively supported on said upper and lower shelf supports, said console further including opposing unitary leg structures supporting said upper and lower shelf supports;
• a unitary short spine having a continuous height which extends at least from said lower shelf support to said upper shelf support, said short spine being removably secured to said upper and lower shelf supports on the back side of the console between said opposing leg structures;
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• a unitary long spine removably secured to said upper and lower shelf supports on the back side of the console between said opposing leg structures, said long spine having an upper support end which is disposed above said upper shelf;
• a flat panel television mounting structure removably secured to said upper support end of said long spine, said flat panel television mounting structure including a mounting frame having at least two horizontal support rails and a plurality of spaced fastener openings, said mounting structure further including at least two vertical panel mounting brackets including a plurality of spaced fastener openings, said panel brackets including rail engagement hooks,
• said kit being useful in a first configuration wherein said short spine is connected to said upper and lower shelf supports, and a flat panel television is supported on said upper surface of said upper shelf of said console assembly,
• said kit being useful in a second configuration wherein a flat panel television is secured to said mounting frame and said mounting frame is secured to a wall above said console assembly by fasteners extending through said openings in said rails, and further wherein said short spine is connected to said upper and lower shelf supports as a structural component of said console assembly, and
• said kit being useful in a third configuration wherein a flat panel television is removably secured to said mounting frame by said panel brackets, and said mounting frame is secured to said upper support end of said long spine, and said second long spine is secured to said console assembly to support said flat panel television above said console assembly.