Patent ID: 7665699
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: F16B,F16L,F16M

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for an electronic device, said mounting apparatus comprising an elongated beam having a curved longitudinal axis, said beam having an outer surface and a bracket engagement portion; at least one bracket adapted to be coupled to an electronic device, said bracket including an upper bracket member pivotably attached to a lower bracket member forming a linear bore therebetween, one of said upper and lower bracket members including a beam engagement portion accessible within said bore, wherein said bracket engagement portion comprises a slot and said beam engagement portion comprises a projection adapted to be received within said slot, said beam engagement portion coacting with said bracket engagement portion when said beam is received within said bore to prevent said bracket from twisting about said beam; first and second ribs extending from said upper and lower bracket members into said bore, said first ribs spaced longitudinally from said second ribs within said bore, said first and second ribs each having a curved edge surface adapted for engagement with said outer surface of said beam when said beam is received within said bore.