Patent ID: 6969498

Claim:
A bracket assembly for supporting medical instruments, said assembly comprising a support member formed with lines of vent holes, the vent holes in each line being spaced apart a selected distance; a bracket including a base strip having a longitudinal centerline and a plurality of feet depending from the base strip so that said feet extend appreciably below all segments of the base strip, said feet each having a footprint larger than that of each of said vent holes and being spaced apart along the base strip a distance substantially equal to an integral multiple of said selected distance so that said bracket may be aligned with a line of vent holes in the support member so that said feet overlie selected ones of the vent holes in that line, and a corresponding plurality of anchors for anchoring said plurality of feet to the support member at said selected vent holes whereby all segments of the base strip are spaced above the support member so as not to obstruct any underlying vent holes in the support member.