Patent ID: 7571881

Claim:
A universal mounting mechanism for holding an object needing secure physical connection to another surface, comprising: a base having an upper surface and a bottom surface, and having a sideways face for engaging an outside corner of said object, said face having surfaces for engaging two non-parallel outside surfaces of said object, said outside corner engaging surfaces of said sideways face extending all the way to said bottom surface; a top pivotally mounted on said base to rotate over said base and lie on a plane orthogonal to said outside corner engaging surfaces of said sideways face to engage upper surfaces of said object that lie orthogonal to both surfaces of said outside corner of said object and hold said object in contact with said other surface when forces are exerted on said object tending to lift said object away from said other surface, and said top locks into either a closed position over said face, or an open position clear of said face; at least one fastener hole for receiving a fastener by which said base can be attached to said other surface with said bottom surface engaged with an upper surface of said other surface; whereby said object can be easily and quickly installed and removed from said other surface.