Patent ID: 8376293

Claim:
A mounting system, comprising: two support ears, each support ear adapted for securing an electronic component to a rack, wherein each support ear comprises: a planar portion, wherein the planar portion comprises at least one hole for receiving one or more fasteners for coupling to a side of the electronic component; and a perpendicular portion extending perpendicular to the planar portion having a frontal area, wherein the perpendicular portion comprises: at least one pin positioned on a side opposite the frontal area for engaging with at least one hole in the rack, the at least one pin extending normal to the perpendicular portion in a direction about parallel to a plane of the planar portion, wherein the at least one pin is a shoulder pin, wherein the shoulder pin is adapted for securing the electronic component to the rack while the first fastener is coupled to the rack; and a first fastener positioned on the side opposite the frontal area for coupling to the rack, the first fastener extending normal to the perpendicular portion in the direction about parallel to the plane of the planar portion.