Patent ID: 7591446

Claim:
A bracket for supporting a component from a structural member of an aircraft, the bracket comprising: a support base configured to be attached to the structural member of the aircraft, the support base including a socket; a component base configured to be attached to the component, the component base including a mounting plate, a socket extending from the mounting plate, and external threads; and intermediate structure for joining the support base to the component base, the intermediate structure comprising: a ball connector for receipt within the socket of the component base, forming a ball-and-socket joint between the component base and the intermediate structure, wherein the ball connector includes a snap-fit connector for receipt within the socket of the support base, a stem placed between the ball connector and the support base for increasing a distance between the support base and the component base, and a collar configured for locking the ball connector in the socket of the component base, wherein the collar comprises internal threads operate to engage with the external threads of the component base, wherein the support base comprises a mounting plate that extends generally perpendicularly relative to the mounting plate of the component base.