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A mounting assembly for installing a rotatable shaft, such as used with a vehicle visor, to an apertured panel. The mounting assembly includes an elbow rotatable within an inner bracket that is held within an outer bracket. One or more resilient locking arms of the inner bracket extend through openi

A mounting assembly for installing a rotatable shaft, such as used with a vehicle visor, to an apertured panel. The mounting assembly includes an elbow rotatable within an inner bracket that is held within an outer bracket. One or more resilient locking arms of the inner bracket extend through openings in the outer bracket, and a catch portion of each locking arm overlays the panel distal surface to resist withdrawal of an installed mounting assembly. Each locking arm is configured such that when the inner bracket is moved axially relative to the outer bracket, the locking arm catch portion is radially retracted clear of the panel distal surface to allow proximal withdrawal of the installed mounting assembly. A method of mounting a visor to a vehicle is also disclosed.

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1. A mounting assembly for mounting a visor to a vehicle panel, said panel having an aperture, a distal surface, and a proximal surface, said assembly comprising:an elbow adapted to be connected to a visor; an inner bracket defining a first opening within which said elbow is received, said elbow rot

1. A mounting assembly for mounting a visor to a vehicle panel, said panel having an aperture, a distal surface, and a proximal surface, said assembly comprising:an elbow adapted to be connected to a visor; an inner bracket defining a first opening within which said elbow is received, said elbow rotatable within said inner bracket opening about an axis extending in an axial direction of said inner bracket; an outer bracket defining a second opening within which said inner bracket is received, said outer bracket including at least one surface region for operable engagement with said panel proximal surface, said outer bracket including a third opening; and a first catch and a second catch associated with at least one of said inner bracket and said outer bracket, each of said first and second catches adapted to operably engage a panel distal surface to resist withdrawal of the mounting assembly when installed in the said panel aperture, at least one of said first catch and said second catch comprising a panel catching portion of a locking arm, said panel catching portion radially movable relative to said inner bracket between an extended position and a retracted position, said panel catching portion being biased radially outward through said third opening in said outer bracket toward said extended position at which said panel catching portion and said at least one surface region of said outer bracket axially capture the panel therebetween to hold the mounting assembly in the aperture of the panel.