Patent ID: 7954783

Claim:
A bracket for mounting one object to an environmental surface, comprising: a first platform having length, width, thickness which is less in magnitude than the length and than the width, an exposed face bounded by the length and the width, an opposed concealable face bounded by the length and the width, further comprising a first eye located at one end of the first platform, wherein the first platform has a plurality of holes passing through the width of the first platform and communicating from the exposed face to the concealed face, wherein the plurality of holes comprises a matrix of nine holes laid out in rows of three holes and columns of three holes; a second platform having length, width, thickness which is less in magnitude than the length and than the width, an exposed face bounded by the length and the width, an opposed concealable face bounded by the length and the width, at least one hole passing through the width of the second platform and communicating from the exposed face to the concealed face, for accepting a fastener, further comprising a second eye located at one end of the first platform, whereby a tether may be passed through the first eye and the second eye to unite the first platform and the second platform, wherein the first eye and the second eye have a common eye axis when the bracket is in the closed condition, and the hinge is located on ends of the first platform and of the second platform which are opposite those of the common eye axis; a hinge disposed to pivotally connect the first platform to the second platform such that the first platform may overlie the second platform in close abutment therewith to establish a closed condition of the bracket, and such that the first platform may swing away from the second platform to separate the concealable face of the first platform from the concealable face of the second platform, thereby establishing an open condition of the bracket; and means for locking the bracket in the closed condition.