Patent ID: 7410072

Claim:
An adapting member adapted to slidably attach to an extending member via one or more fasteners, the adapting member comprising: a first set of one or more fastener mounting brackets, each fastener mounting bracket comprising one or more guiding apertures; and a mudring comprising: a base; and a flange integrally attached to a front side of the base; wherein the flange forms an opening adapted to receive the extending member when retracted; wherein a portion of each fastener mounting bracket of the first set of one or more fastener mounting brackets extends behind the front side of the base to a position coinciding with and reachable through the opening, whereby the one or more associated guiding apertures are adapted to engage at least one of the first set of one or more fasteners disposed within the opening; and wherein rotation of one or more fasteners displaces the extending member relative to the flange in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base; wherein the extending member comprises a second set of one or more fastener mounting brackets; wherein each of the second set of one or more fastener mounting brackets comprises one or more guiding apertures; wherein the guiding apertures of the first set of one or more fastener mounting brackets and the guiding apertures of the second set of one or more fastener mounting brackets are aligned in the direction substantially perpendicular to the base; and wherein each of the one or more fasteners comprises a grommet fixed to a portion of the fastener between the associated guiding aperture of the first set of one or more mounting brackets and the associated guiding aperture of the second set of one or more mounting brackets.