Patent ID: 7172164

Claim:
A device which allows a user to mount a variety of objects to a fixed point, comprising: a. a receiver, fixedly attached to said fixed point, wherein said receiver has i. a top surface; ii. a slot opening in said top surface and descending downward therefrom, having an upper portion and a lower portion; iii. wherein said slot is bounded by a back wall, a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall; iv. wherein said first and second side walls of said slot taper toward each other so that said upper portion of said slot is wider than said lower portion of said slot; b. a modular mount, including i. attachment means for fixedly attaching one of said variety of objects to said modular mount; ii. a plate; iii. a tang descending from said plate; iv. a first step proximate a junction between said tang and said plate; v. a second step proximate said junction between said tang and said plate; vi. wherein said tang has a back wall, a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall; vii. wherein said first and second side walls of said tang taper toward each other so that said upper portion of said tang is wider than said lower portion of said tang; viii. wherein said first side wall of said tang is oriented such that when said tang is inserted into said slot said first side wall of said tang will be parallel to said first side wall of said slot; ix. wherein said second side wall of said tang is oriented such that when said tang is inserted into said slot said second side wall of said tang will be parallel to said second side wall of said slot; x. wherein said first step is positioned to bear against said top surface while maintaining a small clearance between said first side wall of said tang and said first side wall of said slot; xi. wherein said second step is positioned to bear against said top surface while maintaining a small clearance between said second side wall of said tang and said second side wall of said slot such that the first step and the second step together prevent the tang from being wedged into the tapered slot; and xii. wherein the weight of said modular mount will tend to retain said tang in said slot.