Patent ID: 7823850

Claim:
A mounting bracket, comprising: a mounting contact portion; two side portions operatively connected to the mounting contact portion and defining a receiving region, the receiving region disposed longitudinally and adjacent to a length of the mounting contact portion and orientated substantially parallel to and opposing the mounting contact portion, the receiving region configured to accept one or more retaining portions of a mount, the side portions each including a first ramped surface at least partially outside of the receiving region, the first ramped surface commencing on the side portion at a location distal from the receiving region and terminating proximate the receiving region, the first ramped surface defining an incline commencing at the distal location characterized by a first elevation in relation to the mounting contact portion and terminating proximate the receiving region at a second elevation in relation to the mounting contact portion, the first ramped surface configured to contact one of the one or more retaining portions when the one or more retaining portions is misaligned with the receiving region; and a guiding surface for guiding the positioning of one of the one or more retaining portions, the guiding surface including a longitudinal surface directly joining the side portions to each other, wherein the second elevation is greater than the first elevation.