Patent ID: 7654784

Claim:
A housing suitable for encasing a security device comprising: a. a surface-mountable housing portion comprising at least one aperture for receiving a surface-mounting member therethrough; and b. a member-retaining portion integrally molded with said housing portion and extending substantially perpendicular from said housing portion, said member-retaining portion comprising a plurality of sections comprising substantially smooth inside surfaces and extending substantially perpendicularly from said housing portion, said sections hold a threadedly surface-mounting member in place in the member-retaining portion by the inside surfaces engaging the thread, and to spread apart and substantially flatten in a direction away from said surface-mounting member between a head portion of said surface-mounting member and said housing portion when said head of said surface mounting member is urged perpendicularly against said member-retaining portion so as to urge said housing against a mounting surface, said sections remaining connected to said housing portion after said head of said surface mounting member is urged perpendicularly against said member-retaining portion so as to urge said housing against a mounting surface.