Patent ID: 8561551

Claim:
A flat panel television console and support kit for use in a plurality of different user defined configurations comprising: a flat panel television console having a front side, a back side, an upper shelf and a structural spine secured to said back side thereof, said structural spine having an upper end which terminates adjacent said upper shelf, said structural spine providing a structural support for said upper shelf, said flat panel television console being capable of supporting a flat panel television on an upper surface of said upper shelf; a spine extension having a lower end configured and arranged for attachment to said upper end of said structural spine, said spine extension extending above said upper surface of said upper shelf and terminating in an upper end which provides an elevated support for a flat panel television; a flat panel television mounting assembly configured and arranged to be attached to said upper end of said spine extension; and a flat panel television mounting frame, said kit being useful in a first configuration wherein a flat panel television is supported on said upper surface of said upper shelf of said console, said kit being useful in a second configuration wherein said console is used in a standalone configuration and said flat panel television is mounted to a wall whereby said flat panel television is secured to said flat panel television mounting frame and said flat panel television mounting frame is secured to said wall, said kit being useful in a third configuration wherein said flat panel television is secured to said flat panel television mounting frame, and said flat panel television mounting frame is secured to said flat panel television mounting assembly at said upper end of said spine extension, and said spine extension is attached to said upper end of said structural spine to support said flat panel television above said console.