Patent ID: 8167257

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting an object, the apparatus comprising: a first body operably configured to be mounted to a surface and having first and second opposite sides; a supporting connector on said first body, for supporting the object, said first body having a generally flat planar portion adjacent said supporting connector and parallel to said surface when said first body is mounted to said surface, said supporting connector including a holder having a bite defined by a bent portion bent at an acute angle to said generally flat planar portion, said bite dimensioned to receive therein a surface of an object adapter secured to said object, said bent portion being angled toward said generally flat planar portion, wherein said surface of said object adapter is parallel with said generally flat planar portion when said first body is mounted to said surface; a stabilizer on said first body generally spaced apart from and generally parallel to said supporting connector, operably configured to cooperate with the object to stabilize the object into a stationary position in cooperation with said supporting connector; and first and second spaced apart guides on said first and second opposite sides of said first body and operably configured to guide an adjacent second body into an aligned position beside said first body on said surface, said first and second guides being complementary to each other, said first and second guides each including an opening for mounting said first body directly to said generally flat planar surface, wherein said stabilizer includes a flange having a generally perpendicular portion adjacent and generally perpendicular to the generally flat planar portion and an angled portion adjacent to and at an acute angle to the generally perpendicular portion, said angled portion including an opening for receiving a fastener for fastening said object to said first body, said angled portion extending away from a top edge of said generally flat planar portion.