Patent ID: 7845103

Claim:
A sign mounting device adapted to cooperate with a sign housing, the sign mounting device comprising: (a) a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to a junction box, the mounting plate comprising a mounting base having at least one positioning element and at least one lip element formed thereon; (b) a canopy element adapted to be positioned over the mounting plate prior to securement of the sign housing to the mounting device, the canopy element comprising (i) at least one positioning element aperture adapted to receive the at least one positioning element; (ii) at least one lip element aperture adapted to receive the at least one lip element; and (iii) at least one upstanding stabilizing element extending from an upper surface of the canopy; and (c) a locking clip adapted to secure the mounting plate, the canopy element, and the sign housing to one another, wherein the locking clip comprises a first leg and wherein, when the canopy element is positioned over the mounting plate so that the at least one positioning element extends at least partially through the at least one positioning element aperture and the at least one lip element extends at least partially through the at least one lip element aperture, the first leg is adapted to extend between a first side of the at least one lip element and the at least one upstanding stabilizing element.