Patent ID: 7243891

Claim:
A bracket for attachment to a support for mounting a fixture, comprising: a base having first and second sides, said base defining an aperture; a fastener corresponding to said aperture, said aperture being configured to receive said corresponding fastener such that said corresponding fastener extends from said base to the support thereby attaching the bracket to the support; first and second flanges extending from said first side of said base, at least one of said first and second flanges extending from said first side of said base at least partially towards said second side of said base so as to define an acute angle between said base and said at least one of said first and second flanges, said first and second flanges defining an elongate aperture therebetween such that the distal ends of said first and second flanges are unconnected, said elongate aperture further extending into said base from said first side of said base towards said second side of said base; and wherein said elongate aperture is adapted to movably receive one end of the fixture through said elongate aperture and at least partially above said distal ends of said first and second flanges so that the fixture may be mounted to, and demounted from, the bracket by moving the end of the fixture at least partially along the length of said elongate aperture, wherein said first and second flanges and said base adjacent said elongate aperture are configured to retain at least a portion of the end of the fixture so that the fixture is supported by the bracket, and wherein said first and second flanges are structured to contact the support to provide lateral support to the bracket and the fixture.