Patent ID: 7819369

Claim:
A supporting mount mounting a device to a generally vertical post having generally vertical front and back faces and a pair of generally vertical opposing side faces extending between the front and back faces, the mount being removably fixed to the post without being fastened to the post by any fastener that would penetrate into the post, and comprising: a front panel positioned at the front face of the post, the front panel having a pair of opposing lateral edges, a top edge, and a bottom portion with respect to the post, the front panel for having the device fixed thereto; a pair of opposing side panels 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 edge that faces away from the front panel, the lower lateral edge on each side panel being vertically positioned with respect to the post to be relatively lower and the upper lateral edge on each side panel being vertically positioned with respect to the post to be relatively higher, the side panels being bilaterally arranged to mirror each other with respect to the post; and a connecting element positioned at the back face of the post, the connecting element interconnecting the side panels at about the upper lateral edges thereof and having a top portion with respect to the post, the front panel, side panels, and connecting element surrounding the post, the top edge of the front panel being vertically arranged with respect to the post to be lower than the top portion of the connecting element, the device as fixed to the mount exerting a cantilevering force on the mount, the cantilevering force causing the mount to pivot into a frictional contact with the back face of the post at the top portion of the connecting element and with the front face at the bottom portion of the front panel, the frictional contact of the mount at the front and back faces of the post as resulting from the cantilevering force exerted by the device resisting gravity and 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, wherein the connecting element is a generally cylindrical cross-connector selected from one of a rod and a length of tubing.