Patent ID: 8495916

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for removably mounting a gage to a fixture, said mounting apparatus comprising: a plate having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a central axis, and a peripheral edge extending about said central axis of said plate, said plate adapted to be attached to the fixture; a plurality of locking members attached to said plate adjacent said peripheral edge, each said locking member including a post extending outwardly from said interior surface of said plate, and a resiliently flexible lever arm extending outwardly from a distal end of said post, said lever arm including a first end attached to said post and a second end, said second end of said lever arm including a stop member adapted to selectively engage the gage and thereby mount the gage to the mounting apparatus and to the fixture, said stop members being selectively movable to a retracted position wherein said stop members are disengaged from the gage such that the gage may be removed from the mounting apparatus and the fixture.