Patent ID: 8177455

Claim:
A connector for a bracket comprising: a male adapter disposed on a surface to be clamped comprising a first base structure and a neck structure protruding out of the said base structure, said neck structure comprising a plurality of first lobes extending radially outward from the said neck structure, wherein said plurality of first lobes comprise a first mating surface contour on a bottom surface; and a female adapter comprising a second base structure, said second base structure comprising a plurality of second lobes made of a flexible material, extending radially inward from the said second base structure having a second mating surface contour on a top surface, wherein said second mating surface contour is configured to fit into said first mating surface contour thereby deforming said plurality of second lobes to induce a clamping force between a shoulder of said female adapter and a surface of the bracket, wherein the first mating surface contour and the second mating surface contour comprise an inclined plane, a straight plane and a step between the inclined plane and the straight plane to form a no way release configuration, wherein the bottom surface of the male adapter is twisted on in a direction and is subsequently prevented from twisting off in any direction.