Patent ID: 8020828

Claim:
An anchor mount, comprising: a mounting device; a laterally expandable locking mechanism coupled to a base of the mounting device, the laterally expandable locking mechanism comprising first and second cooperating wedges, at least one of the first and second cooperating wedges further comprising a keyway recessed into an outer surface thereof, the first wedge being coupled to the base of the mounting device, and the second wedge being movable along an inclined plane of mutual contact with the first wedge and substantially laterally expandable relative thereto; a reaction surface fixed relative to the first wedge; an actuator comprising an actuation surface that is positioned adjacent to the reaction surface and movable relative thereto; the second wedge being responsive to motion of the actuation surface of the actuator relative to the reaction surface for moving along the inclined plane of mutual contact with the first wedge and substantially laterally expanding relative thereto; and a substantially rigid key extended between the first and second wedges and received into the recessed keyway.