Patent ID: 7617646

Claim:
A support panel comprising: a plate including a face, at least one row of support tabs and at least one row of L-shaped fingers; the at least one row of L-shaped fingers being located above at least one of the at least one row of support tabs; the L-shaped fingers including a first portion and a second portion defining the L-shape of the L-shaped fingers; the first portion of the L-shaped fingers extending outwardly from the face of the plate and having a first side, a second side, a top side, a bottom side and an end opposite the face; and the second portion of the L-shaped fingers extending laterally from the first side of the first portion of the L-shaped fingers; wherein a tile can be placed on at least one of the tabs and maintained in position by the second portion of at least one of the L-shaped fingers; and wherein the second portion is longer than the first portion in a horizontal direction parallel to the face.