Patent ID: 7566034

Claim:
A bi-directional mounting bracket assembly for sided exterior walls that have a substantially vertical substructure covered by siding, the mounting bracket assembly comprising: an axis projecting outward from the substructure; a base member having a wall arrangement projecting in an axial outward direction with respect to the exterior wall, a mounting flange projecting radially outward from the wall arrangement with respect to the axis and selectively positioned and attached to the substructure, and wherein the mounting flange is disposed at least in-pan beneath the siding; the wall arrangement having elongated first, second, third and fourth walls wherein the first wall extends longitudinally between ends of the third and fourth walls and the second wall extends longitudinally between opposite ends of the third and fourth walls and wherein the third and fourth walls are longitudinally shorter than the first and second walls; an elongated first drip ledge of the base member spaced radially outward from and co-extending longitudinally with the first wall, the first drip ledge having a first end and an opposite second end; an elongated second drip ledge of the base member spaced radially outward from and co-extending longitudinally with the fourth wall, the second drip ledge having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the second end of the first drip ledge is formed to the first end of the fourth drip ledge; an exterior flange defining an opening and contoured to at least partially fit the wall arrangement in the opening and wherein the first and second drip ledges are located axially between the mounting flange and the exterior flange; a first series of baffles formed to the mounting flange and spaced radially outward from the second wall; and a second series of baffles formed to the mounting flange and spaced radially outward from the third wall.