Patent ID: 7896300
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A supporting mount for mounting a device to a generally vertical post having front and back faces and a pair of opposing side faces extending between the front and back faces, the mount for being removably fixed to the post without being fastened thereto by any fastener that would penetrate into the post, and comprising: a front panel for being positioned at the front face of the post, the front panel having a pair of opposing lateral edges, the front panel for having the device fixed thereto; a pair of opposing side panels for being positioned at respective side faces of the post, each side panel having a lower lateral edge that faces toward and connects to a respective lateral edge of the front panel and an upper lateral portion distal from the front panel, the lower lateral edge on each side panel for being vertically positioned with respect to the post to be relatively lower and the upper lateral portion on each side panel for being vertically positioned with respect to the post to be relatively higher, each side panel having a hook thereon at about the upper lateral portion thereof, the side panels being bilaterally arranged to mirror each other with respect to the post; and a connecting element separate from the post, the connecting element for being generally horizontally positioned at the back face of the post, the connecting element for interconnecting the side panels at about the upper lateral portions thereof by being retainingly engaged by the hooks thereat, the front panel, side panels, and connecting element for surrounding the post when the mount is fixed thereto, the device upon being fixed to the mount for causing same to pivot into a frictional contact with the back face of the post at the connecting element and with the front face at a portion of the front panel vertically lower than the connecting element, the frictional contact of the mount at the front and back faces of the post for resisting gravity and for preventing the mount with the device from sliding down the post even though the mount is not fastened to the post by any fastener that would penetrate into the post, the front panel including a friction-enhancing material securely mounted thereto at an internal surface thereof, the friction-enhancing material for causing the front panel to engage the post with an enhanced frictional contact.