Patent ID: 8262045

Claim:
A support device for a flat appliance having a base resting upon a surface of a structure, wherein the appliance is separate from and not attached to the structure, comprising: a mounting plate having at least one hole defined therein, said mounting plate being adapted for attachment to a side of the flat appliance with a fastener extending through said at least one hole and into at least one corresponding receiving hole in the flat appliance; a mounting bracket adapted for attachment to a structure; and a brace disposed between said mounting plate and said mounting bracket, wherein the mounting plate is secured to the brace with a pivotal connection, wherein the pivotal connection is rotationally unrestrained within a limited range about at least one axis, and wherein the mounting bracket is secured to the brace with a pivotal connection, wherein the pivotal connection is rotationally unrestrained within a limited range about at least one axis.