Countertop and backsplash integration/assembly

An assembly system for installing adjacent members upon a support member, comprising:

• an elongated mounting bracket shaped for selective attachment to a support surface, the elongated mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket connecting member and a mounting bracket retaining member, the mounting bracket retaining member being outwardly facing flange;
• a first member including a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge and a rear edge, the rear edge including a connecting member shaped to engage the mounting bracket connecting member as the first member is mounted upon the support surface;
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• a second member including a facing surface, a top surface, a bottom surface and a rear surface, the rear surface including a retaining member shaped for attachment to the mounting bracket retaining member;
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• the mounting bracket further includes an outwardly extending arm of a length and strength sufficient to support the first member by engaging and supporting the bottom surface of the first member;
• wherein the elongated mounting bracket is secured to the support surface adjacent the support member, the first member is supported on the outwardly extending arm, and the mounting bracket connecting member and the mounting bracket retaining member respectively engage the connecting member of the first member and the retaining member of the second member to securely retain the first member and the second member relative to the elongated mounting bracket, the support surface and the support member.

A mounting bracket adapted for the installation of adjacent members upon a support member, wherein a first member includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge and a rear edge having a slot therein and the second member includes a facing surface, a top surface, a bottom surface and a rear surface having a retaining slot, the mounting bracket comprising:

• an elongated support member including a wall engaging surface and an outwardly facing surface;
• the wall engaging surface being substantially flat to lie flush against the wall;
• the outwardly facing surface including an outwardly facing first member flange adapted for receipt within the slot of the first member, an outwardly facing retaining flange for receipt within the retaining slot of the second member, and an outwardly extending arm of a length and strength sufficient to support the bottom surface of the first member;
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• wherein the elongated support member is secured to a support surface, the bottom surface of the first member seated on the outwardly extending arm to support the first member, the outwardly facing first member flange is positioned within the slot of the first member and the outwardly facing retaining flange is positioned within the retaining slot of the second member, and the first member flange and the retaining flange are spaced a predefined distance to create a self locking assembly wherein the first member and the second member are coupled to the mounting bracket.