Patent ID: 8027558

Claim:
A method of mounting a telecommunications device to a frame, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mounting bracket having a first flange portion and a second flange portion, each of the first and second flange portions defining at least one tri-lobed hole; b) securing one of the first and second flange portions of the mounting bracket to the telecommunications device, including: i) positioning a washer within the tri-lobed hole of the one flange portion, the washer having a tri-lobed shaped surface that mates with the tri-lobed hole; and ii) inserting a fastener through a central opening formed in the washer; and c) securing the other of the first and second flange portions of the mounting bracket to the frame, including: i) aligning one of the lobes of the tri-lobed hole of the other flange portion with a mounting hole in the frame; and ii) inserting another fastener through the aligned lobe of the tri-lobed hole.