Patent ID: 7703737

Claim:
A pole mounting system for supporting an object on the pole, comprising: a pole having an outside surface and at least one channel defined therein, said channel having a wide inner region and a narrower throat region extending between the wide inner region and the outside surface, the wide inner region being defined by a back wall having a flat section and a pair of tapered sections defining rear angled surfaces which are disposed at an angle relative to the flat section, a pair of side walls, and a pair of tapered front walls defining front angled surfaces extending between the side walls and an inside end of the narrower throat region; and a spike with a finger configured to be received and retained within the channel, the finger being configured to extend within the channel and the spike being configured to extend out through the narrower throat region to protrude from the channel, the finger having angled rear and front surfaces with angles corresponding to the angles of the rear angled surfaces and front angled surfaces of the channel, such that upon placement of weight on the spike the angled front surfaces of the finger will interact with the angled front surfaces of the channel, and the angled rear surfaces of the finger will interact with the angled rear surfaces of the channel, to cause a compression fit to be formed between the front and rear surfaces of the finger and the front and rear angled surfaces of the channel; and an arm wherein the spike comprises the finger, a connector configured to enable a flat panel display mounting system to be attached to the spike, and a neck configured to extend from the finger toward the connector and the connector comprises a barrel configured to receive a pin; wherein the barrel has an upper barrel portion and a lower barrel portion, said upper and lower barrel portions being configured to receive a matching barrel portion attached to the arm to be connected to the spike; and wherein the arm has a first end with the matching barrel portion, and a second end with upper and lower barrel portions similar to the upper and lower barrel portions of the spike.