Shadow Skull Mounting Apparatus

摘要

A European mount for display of an animal skull and any attached features comprising a skull mounting bracket utilizing a single support prong with incorporated stabilizing wings sized to fit within the foramen magnum to hold the skull in a natural, upright position while allowing for easy placement and removal of the skull, fastened to a customizable base support plate modeled after the natural features of the animal. The skull mounting bracket has a planar end opposing the support prong for mounting to the support plate. When an animal skull is mounted and the present embodiment of the invention is affixed to a vertical surface, the support plate will line up with the features on the animal skull such that said support plate will appear as a shadow cast by the mounted animal on the vertical surface.

主权项

1. A trophy mount, comprising:
a base support plate having the appearance of one or more natural features associated with the mounted specimen and containing means for securing said plate to a vertical surface; a skull mounting bracket having a first end and a second end, the first end having a single outwardly extending support prong sized to fit into the foramen magnum of an animal skull to support the skull in an upright, natural position for display, and the second end containing a planar portion with means for attachment of said skull mounting bracket to the base support plate, and a pair of stabilizing wings located midway between said first end and said second end which can be bent outward to contact the skull for stabilization; Wherein said second end of the mounting bracket is attached to the base support plate such that the first end extends outward and upward from said base support plate to accept a skull and present it central to the support plate when viewed from the font.