Patent ID: 6955512

Claim:
A mounting device for securing an electronic device comprising at least one opening to an equipment rack comprising a plurality of openings, comprising: a) a mounting member comprising at least one flange, an opening extending at least partially around the circumference of said mounting member, an end portion received within said at least one opening in said electronic device, and an inner cylindrical portion that receives one of at least a first fastener and a second fastener, said first fastener having a different thread type than said second fastener; b) a retainer member that is received by said opening in said mounting member, said retainer member having a smaller diameter arcuate portion engaged with said first fastener or said second fastener in a latched mode which prevents one of said first fastener and said second fastener from being removed from said mounting member, and said retainer member having a larger diameter arcuate portion positioned adjacent to said first fastener or said second fastener in an unlatched mode which allows one of said first fastener and said second fastener to be removed from said mounting member through said larger diameter arcuate portion and the other of said first fastener or said second fastener to be inserted into said mounting member through said larger diameter arcuate portion while securely retaining said retainer member within said opening in said mounting member; and c) a securing device mounted on said end portion of said mounting member which secures said mounting member to said electronic device and allows either of said first fastener and said second fastener to be removed from said mounting member while securely retaining said mounting member within said at least one opening in said electronic device, and that facilitates floating movement of said mounting member within said at least one opening in said electronic device.