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A mounting bracket (22) is provided for securing to both square-hole racks (12) and round hole racks (16). An inner support pin (24) extends for fitting within round-shaped holes (18) and engaging a side of the round-hole racks (16). An outer support sleeve (26) is slidably moveable over the inner s

A mounting bracket (22) is provided for securing to both square-hole racks (12) and round hole racks (16). An inner support pin (24) extends for fitting within round-shaped holes (18) and engaging a side of the round-hole racks (16). An outer support sleeve (26) is slidably moveable over the inner support pin (24) for fitting within square-shaped holes (14) and engaging a side of the square-hole racks (16). A bias spring (40) urges the outer support sleeve (26) to extend over the inner support pin (24). A lock pin assembly (27) has an enlarged diameter portion (30) for fitting within the square holes (14) and a smaller diameter portion (28) for fitting within the round holes (18) to lock the support sleeve (26) and the support in (24) in mounting holes (14 and 18) of respective ones of the square-hole racks (12) and the round-hole racks (16).

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What is claimed is: 1. A tool-less mounting bracket for securing to square-hole racks and round-hole racks, comprising: a bracket body; a support pin mounted to the bracket body and extending outward of said bracket body for extending from a forward end of said bracket body, said support pin sized

What is claimed is: 1. A tool-less mounting bracket for securing to square-hole racks and round-hole racks, comprising: a bracket body; a support pin mounted to the bracket body and extending outward of said bracket body for extending from a forward end of said bracket body, said support pin sized for fitting within square-shaped holes of square-hole racks and within round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks, and having a support pin shoulder for passing through the round-shaped holes and fitting against an outward side of the round-hole racks; a support sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said support pin, wherein said support sleeve is sized for fitting within the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks and is of larger size than the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks for moving relative to said support pin for passing said support pin into said round-shaped holes of said round-hole racks, said support sleeve having a support sleeve shoulder for passing through the square-shaped holes and engaging against the outward side of the square-hole racks; a support sleeve bias member mounted to said bracket body and extending between said bracket body and said support sleeve for urging said the support sleeve to extend over said support pin; and at least one lock member mounted to said bracket body for extending outward of said forward end of said bracket body, said at least one lock member having an engagement surface for fitting into and engaging a respective one of the square-shaped holes of square-hole racks and the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks for securing a respective one of said support pin within one of the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks and said support sleeve within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks. 2. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein said at least one lock member comprises a lock pin for fitting into and engaging a respective one of the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks for securing said support pin within one of the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks. 3. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 2, further comprising a lock sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said lock pin for slidably moving in relation to said lock pin, wherein said lock sleeve is sized for fitting within the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks to secure said support sleeve within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks, and being of larger size than the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks. 4. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 3, further comprising a lock sleeve spring extending between said bracket body and said lock sleeve for urging said lock sleeve to extend from said forward end of said bracket body. 5. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 4, further comprising: said a lock pin being moveably mounted to said bracket body; and a lock pin spring extending between said bracket body and said lock pin for urging said lock pin to extend from said forward end of said bracket body. 6. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 5, wherein said support pin is mounted in fixed relation to said bracket body, for extending from a forward end of said bracket body a fixed length. 7. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 6, wherein said lock sleeve and said support sleeve have cross-sections of substantially rectangular shapes. 8. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein said lock member comprises a lock sleeve for fitting into and engaging a respective one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks for securing said support sleeve within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks. 9. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein said lock member comprises a lock pin having an end tip and an enlarged diameter portion, said end tip sized for engaging within the round-holes of the round-hole racks to secure said support pin within one of the round-holes of the round-hole racks, and said enlarged diameter portion sized for engaging within the square-holes of the square-hole racks to secure said support sleeve within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks. 10. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 9, further comprising said a lock pin bias member extending between said bracket body and said lock pin for urging said lock pin to extend from a forward end of said bracket body, wherein said lock pin is moveably mounted to said bracket member for extending therefrom to fit said end tip within the round-holes of the round-hole racks and said enlarged diameter portion moveably extending from said forward end of said bracket body for fitting within the square-holes of the square-hole racks. 11. A tool-less mounting bracket for securing to square-hole racks and round-hole racks, comprising: a bracket body; a support pin mounted to the bracket body and extending outward of said bracket body for extending from a forward end of said bracket body, said support pin sized for fitting within square-shaped holes of square-hole racks and within round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks, and having a support pin protuberance for passing through the round-shaped holes and fitting against an outward side of the round-hole racks; a support sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said support pin, wherein said support sleeve is sized for fitting within the square-shaped holes of the square hole racks and is of larger size than the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks for moving relative to said support pin for passing said support pin into said round-shaped holes of said round-hole racks, said support sleeve having a support sleeve protuberance for passing through the square-shaped holes and engaging against the outward side of the square-hole racks; a support sleeve bias member mounted to said bracket body and extending between said bracket body and said support sleeve for urging said the support sleeve to extend over said support pin; a lock pin mounted to said bracket body and extending in spaced apart alignment with said support pin for fitting into and engaging a respective one of the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks for securing said support pin within one of the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks; and a lock sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said lock pin, spaced apart from and aligned with said support sleeve for fitting within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks to secure said support sleeve within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks, and being of larger size than the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks. 12. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 11, further comprising a lock sleeve spring extending between said bracket body and said lock sleeve for urging said lock sleeve to extend over said lock pin. 13. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 11, further comprising: said a lock pin being moveably mounted to said bracket body; and a lock pin spring extending between said bracket body and said lock pin for urging said lock pin to extend forward of said bracket body. 14. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 13, wherein said support pin is mounted in fixed relation to said bracket body, for extending from a forward end of said bracket body a fixed length. 15. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 14, wherein said support sleeve and said lock sleeve have cross-sections of substantially rectangular shapes. 16. A tool-less mounting bracket for securing to square-hole racks and round-hole racks, comprising: a bracket body; a support pin mounted to the bracket body and extending outward of said bracket body for extending from a forward end of said bracket body, said support pin sized for fitting within square-shaped holes of square-hole racks and within round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks, and having a support pin protuberance for passing through the round-shaped holes and fitting against an outward side of the round-hole racks; a support sleeve moveably mounted to said bracket body for extending over said support pin, wherein said support sleeve is sized for fitting within the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks and is of larger size than the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks for moving relative to said support pin for passing said support pin into said round-shaped holes of said round-hole racks, said support sleeve having a support sleeve protuberance for passing through the square-shaped holes and engaging against the outward side of the square-hole racks; a support sleeve bias member mounted to said bracket body and extending between said bracket body and said support sleeve for urging said the support sleeve to extend over said support pin; and a lock pin mounted to said bracket body for extending outward of said forward end of said bracket body, said lock pin having an end tip portion and an enlarged diameter portion, said end tip portion being sized for fitting into and engaging a respective one of the round-shaped holes of round-hole racks for securing said support pin within one of the round-shaped holes of the round-hole racks, and said enlarged diameter portion being sized for fitting into and engaging a respective one of the square-shaped holes of square-hole racks for securing said support sleeve within one of the square-shaped holes of the square-hole racks. 17. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 16, further comprising: said a lock pin being moveably mounted to said bracket body; and a lock pin spring extending between said bracket body and said lock pin for urging said lock pin to extend from said forward end of said bracket body. 18. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 17, wherein said support pin is mounted in fixed relation to said bracket body, for extending from a forward end of said bracket body a fixed length. 19. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 18, further comprising said a lock pin bias member extending between said bracket body and said lock pin for urging said lock pin to extend from a forward end of said bracket body, wherein said lock pin is moveably mounted to said bracket member for extending therefrom to fit said end tip within the round-holes of the round-hole racks and said enlarge diameter portion within the square-holes of the square-hole racks. 20. The tool-less mounting bracket according to claim 19, wherein said lock pin and said support sleeve have a cross-sections of substantially round shapes.