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US 7,841,298 B2Granted
Wall mountable aquarium or terrarium
OwnerNarda Margerum, Linda R. McCoyinventors
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Abstract
A wall mountable tank system for holding live flora or fauna includes an integrally formed tank including a rear panel, a bottom panel, and at least one of a front panel, first side panel, and second side panel. The panels define a tank interior for containing the flora or fauna. The rear panel includes a mounting portion having a receiving groove. A mounting member capable of being fixedly coupled to a vertical mounting surface is provided. The mounting member includes a tongue portion receivable in the receiving groove for engaging the mounting member to the tank.
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A wall mountable tank system for holding live flora or fauna comprising:
- a tank defined by a rear panel having a rear panel height, a front panel having a front panel height, a first side panel having a first side panel height, a second side panel having a second side panel height, and a bottom panel, all of the panels defining a tank interior for containing the flora or fauna with the front panel height, the first side panel height and the second side panel height having the same height with the rear panel height greater than the height of the front, first side and second side panels, the rear panel having a mounting portion formed as part of and at a top end of the rear panel above the height of the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, the mounting portion extending along the top end of the rear panel from a first side of the top end of the rear panel that is adjacent the first side panel to a second side of the top end of the rear panel that is adjacent the second side panel and having a thickness that is at least twice as thick as a thickness of the rear panel, the mounting portion having a downwardly opening, outwardly beveled receiving groove on a lower surface thereof, the beveled receiving groove extending from the first side of the top end of the rear panel to the second side of the top end of the rear panel, and having a first upwardly extending receiving slot disposed in an upper surface of the beveled receiving groove proximate the first side of the top end of the rear panel and a second upwardly extending receiving slot disposed in the upper surface of the beveled receiving groove proximate the second side of the top end of the rear panel;
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- a mounting member capable of being fixedly coupled to a vertical mounting surface, the mounting member including a longitudinal tongue portion receivable in the beveled receiving groove of the mounting portion for engaging the tank to the mounting member, and a first tab extending upwardly from the longitudinal tongue portion and sized and positioned for reception in the first receiving slot of the beveled receiving groove and a second tab extending upwardly from the longitudinal tongue portion and sized and positioned for reception in the second receiving slot of the beveled receiving groove, the engagement of the first and second tabs in the first and second receiving slots of the beveled receiving groove serving to substantially prevent lateral movement of the mounting portion relative to the longitudinal tongue member.
A wall mountable tank system for holding live flora or fauna comprising:
- a tank defined by a rear panel having a rear panel height, a front panel having a front panel height, a first side panel having a first side panel height, a second side panel having a second side panel height, and a bottom panel, all of the panels defining a tank interior for containing the flora or fauna with the front panel height, the first side panel height and the second side panel height having the same height with the rear panel height greater than the height of the front, first side and second side panels, the rear panel having a mounting portion formed as part of and at a top end of the rear panel, the mounting portion extending along the top end of the rear panel from a first side of the top end of the rear panel that is adjacent the first side panel to a second side of the top end of the rear panel that is adjacent the second side panel and having a thickness that is at least twice as thick as a thickness of the rear panel and having a downwardly opening, outwardly beveled receiving groove on a lower surface thereof, the beveled receiving groove extending from the first side of the top end of the rear panel to the second side of the top end of the rear panel, and having a first upwardly extending receiving slot disposed in an upper surface of the beveled receiving groove proximate the first side of the top end of the rear panel and a second upwardly extending receiving slot disposed in the upper surface of the beveled receiving groove proximate the second side of the top end of the rear panel;
- a mounting member capable of being fixedly coupled to a vertical mounting surface for mounting the tank to the vertical mounting surface, the mounting member including a generally beveled shaped longitudinal tongue portion receivable in the beveled receiving groove of the mounting portion for engaging the tank to the mounting portion, and a first tab extending upwardly from the longitudinal tongue portion and a second tab extending upwardly from the longitudinal tongue portion, the first and second tabs being sized and positioned for reception in respective first and second receiving slots, the engagement of the first and second tabs in the first and second receiving slots serving to substantially prevent lateral movement of the tongue portion relative to the groove portion;
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- a unitary picture frame-shaped frame releasably coupled to the tank.
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