Patent ID: 8371460

Claim:
A panel mounting system configured to mount one or more panels in a vertical orientation, comprising: a plurality of vertical elongate support members each including an elongated mounting channel; and a plurality of panel mounting brackets adapted to be secured to the plurality of vertical elongate support members at the elongated mounting channels thereof, the plurality of panel mounting brackets comprising at least a first panel mounting bracket comprising: an essentially flat back plate having a mounting protrusion extending outwardly from the back plate, the mounting protrusion being adapted to slide in a longitudinal manner into an elongated mounting channel of a vertical elongate support member to secure the back plate thereto; one or more receiving portions joined to the back plate, each receiving portion comprising a channel between two fixed vertical side members, the channel being adapted to receive and secure an edge of a panel therein; at least one fastening hole extending through one of the two fixed vertical side members; a set screw configured to interface with the at least one fastening hole and secure a panel between the two fixed vertical side members; a fastener mounting hole extending through the flat back plate, the mounting hole being positioned between the fixed side members; and a fastener configured to interface with the fastener mounting hole and secure the at least a first panel mounting bracket to the vertical elongate support member.