Patent ID: 8141826

Claim:
A mounting assembly for mounting items between studs of a building, comprising: an elongated support member having two elongated sides generally perpendicular to each other and having opposing ends adapted to fasten the support member to studs of a building; a locking bracket having four segments comprising a first base segment, a second flange segment, a third intermediate segment and a fourth distal segment, with a flexible juncture at least between the flange and intermediate segment and with the base segment and flange either abutting or being close to adjacent sides of the elongated support member during use, at least one of the base segment and distal segment having at least a portion of a device mounting mechanism thereon with the distal segment and base segment each having a portion configured to fit together in abutting relationship to restrain movement of the distal end parallel to the plane of the base segment, wherein the base segment has at least one opening and the distal segment has a projection configured to extend through the opening in the base during use of the assembly to nest with the base and restrain movement parallel to the plane of the base.