Patent ID: 8590808

Claim:
An apparatus for removably mounting a sprinkler at an elevated position with respect to a foundation, the apparatus can be removably mounted relative to a support and can removably receive a fastener, the apparatus comprising: (a) a housing having a front wall a back wall, a roof, a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the housing defining an interior chamber, a lower opening to the interior chamber and a receiver for removably receiving the fastener, the receiver comprising at least one aperture disposed through one or both of the first and second sidewalls wherein the fastener can pass through the at least one aperture and fasten the apparatus to the support, the receiver further comprising one or both of a front notch formed by the front wall and a back notch formed by the back wall, each of the front and back notches extending into both of the first and second sidewalls; and (b) a coupler for removably coupling the sprinkler to the housing.