Mounting bracket

1 . A mounting bracket for attachment to a mounting surface comprising:

a body having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface including a first support surface to slidingly engage an accessory mounted to the body, and the second surface profiled to engage a mounting surface;

the body having a first angled surface extending obliquely relative to the first support surface, the first angled surface disposed in a first plane and defining a first mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle;

the body having a second angled surface disposed in a second plane and extending obliquely to the first support surface, the first plane being substantially parallel to the second plane, and the second angled surface defining a second mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle,

wherein the body includes opposing side edges, the side edges include at least a tapered portion on which an accessory slides when mounting on the body.

2 . The mounting bracket of claim 1 wherein the first surface includes a second support surface profiled to slidingly engage an accessory mounted to the body, a first surface area of the first support surface being less than a second surface area of the second support surface.

3 . The mounting bracket of claim 2 wherein the first support surface and the second support surface span a width of the body.

4 . The mounting bracket of claim 1 wherein the first angled surface further includes a chamfer about the first mounting hole for receiving at least a portion of a head of the fastener extended therethrough.

5 . The mounting bracket of claim 1 wherein the side edges angle outwardly as the side edges extend from second surface toward the first surface.

6 . The mounting bracket of claim 1 wherein the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole have an asymmetric pattern relative to a central longitudinal axis and/or a central transverse axis.

7 . The mounting bracket of claim 1 wherein the body further includes a second set of mounting holes extending from the first surface to the second surface, each mounting hole of the second set of mounting holes extending substantially perpendicularly relative to the second surface.

8 . The mounting bracket of claim 7 wherein the second set of mounting holes includes a third mounting hole in an upper portion of the body and a fourth mounting hole in a lower portion of the body.

9 . A mounting bracket for attachment to a mounting surface comprising:

a body having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface including a first support surface to slidingly engage an accessory mounted to the body, and the second surface profiled to engage a mounting surface;

the body having a first angled surface extending obliquely relative to the first support surface, the first angled surface disposed in a first plane and defining a first mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle;

the body having a second angled surface disposed in a second plane and extending obliquely to the first support surface, the first plane being substantially parallel to the second plane, and the second angled surface defining a second mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle,

wherein the body further includes a set of mounting holes extending from the first surface to the second surface, each mounting hole of the second set of mounting holes extending substantially perpendicularly relative to the second surface,

wherein the second surface of the body includes a recess formed about each mounting hole of the second set of mounting holes.

10 . The mounting bracket of claim 9 wherein the set of mounting holes includes a third mounting hole in an upper portion of the body and a fourth mounting hole in a lower portion of the body.

11 . A mounting bracket for attachment to a mounting surface comprising:

a body having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the second surface profiled to engage a mounting surface, the first surface including a first support surface profiled to engage an accessory mounted to the body to transfer a load of the accessory to the mounting surface;

the body having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion including the first support surface;

the second end portion of the body including a first mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle, the second end portion providing a clearance recess sized to receive a head of the fastener such that the head of the fastener does not extend beyond the first support surface; and

the body further including one or more hooking surfaces to engage the accessory mounted to the body to keep the accessory aligned with the body,

wherein the second end portion includes an angled surface extending obliquely relative to the first support surface, the angled surface defining the first mounting hole,

wherein the body includes opposing side edges having the one or more hooking surfaces, the one or more hooking surfaces extending inward from the first surface to the second surface.

12 . The mounting bracket of claim 11 wherein the one or more hooking surfaces form a recess to receive one or more protrusions of the accessory.

13 . A mounting bracket for attachment to a mounting surface comprising:

a body having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the second surface profiled to engage a mounting surface, the first surface including a first support surface profiled to engage an accessory mounted to the body to transfer a load of the accessory to the mounting surface;

the body having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion including the first support surface;

the second end portion of the body including a first mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle, the second end portion providing a clearance recess sized to receive a head of the fastener such that the head of the fastener does not extend beyond the first support surface; and

the body further including one or more hooking surfaces to engage the accessory mounted to the body to keep the accessory aligned with the body,

wherein the body further comprises a middle portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, the middle portion including a second mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle.

14 . The mounting bracket of claim 13 wherein the middle portion includes a recessed portion and a ramped portion extending at an angle from the recessed portion to the first support surface, the ramped portion defining the second mounting hole.

15 . A mounting bracket for attachment to a mounting surface comprising:

a body having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the second surface profiled to engage a mounting surface, the first surface including a first support surface profiled to engage an accessory mounted to the body to transfer a load of the accessory to the mounting surface;

the body having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion including the first support surface;

the second end portion of the body including a first mounting hole extending obliquely through the body relative to the second surface to guide a fastener extended therethrough into the mounting surface at an angle, the second end portion providing a clearance recess sized to receive a head of the fastener such that the head of the fastener does not extend beyond the first support surface; and

the body further including one or more hooking surfaces to engage the accessory mounted to the body to keep the accessory aligned with the body,

wherein the first surface includes a second support surface profiled to engage an accessory mounted to the body, a first surface area of the first support surface being greater than a second surface area of the second support surface,

wherein the body includes opposing side edges having the one or more hooking surfaces, the one or more hooking surfaces extending inward from the first surface to the second surface.