Patent ID: 8231093

Claim:
A bracket for mounting a rod onto a surface, the bracket comprising: a surface-mounting portion that provides an interface between the bracket and the surface; a rod-attachment portion connected to the surface-mounting portion and with an aperture formed therein, wherein: the aperture accepts a fastener that attaches a finial to the rod; a dimension of the aperture is smaller than a diameter of the rod, such that the rod does not pass through the aperture; and the dimension of the aperture is at least as large as a dimension of the fastener, such that a fastening portion of the fastener may pass through the aperture; and a rotation-restriction element that mates with a corresponding rotation-restriction element on the rod to prevent the rod from rotating when installed on the bracket, wherein the rotation-restriction element on the bracket mates with the rotation-restriction element on the rod without turning either the rotation-restriction element on the bracket or the rotation-restriction element on the rod.