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A quick-release adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to, for example, a handlebar of a bicycle to permit, for example, a bright flashing light source to be attached to and removed from the handlebar without the use of tools so that neither the mounting bracket nor the light source

A quick-release adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to, for example, a handlebar of a bicycle to permit, for example, a bright flashing light source to be attached to and removed from the handlebar without the use of tools so that neither the mounting bracket nor the light source need remain attached when the bicycle is not in use. The mounting bracket includes a grip to engage a portion of the handlebar and a light stand pivotally coupled to the grip. The light source is removably received by the light stand so that the light stand and the light source received thereby are rotatable relative to the grip. The grip includes a hook-shaped locking catch, a coupling cavity within which a plurality of spaced, parallel-aligned coupling pin retaining slots are formed, and a flexible clamping band. A locking latch pivotally coupled to a first end of the flexible clamping band is pulled towards and rotated into locking engagement with the locking catch. The flexible clamping band is adapted to be bent over the locking bar, whereby a coupling pin carried by the opposite end of the clamping band is releasably connected to one of the plurality of coupling pin retaining slots in the grip depending upon the size (e.g., diameter) of the handlebar to which the mounting bracket is to be detachably connected.

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1. An adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to a structural member to enable an auxiliary device to be carried by the structural member, said adjustable mounting bracket comprising: a bracket body to be moved into engagement with the structural member;a receptacle to which the auxil

1. An adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to a structural member to enable an auxiliary device to be carried by the structural member, said adjustable mounting bracket comprising: a bracket body to be moved into engagement with the structural member;a receptacle to which the auxiliary device is to be attached, said receptacle coupled to said bracket body;a first catch located on said bracket body;a plurality of second catches located on said bracket body and spaced from said first catch; anda clamping band sized to surround at least a portion of the structural member, said clamping band having a first end to be releasably connected to said first catch and an opposite end including a coupling pin to be releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of second catches depending upon the size of the structural member. 2. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 1, wherein said receptacle to which the auxiliary device is to be attached is pivotally coupled to said bracket body so that said receptacle and the auxiliary device to be attached thereto are rotatable relative to said bracket body. 3. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 1, wherein said receptacle has a channel adapted to slidably receive the auxiliary device therewithin, and a flexible locking arm communicating with the channel so as to be positioned to engage and retain the auxiliary device slidably received within the channel of said receptacle, whereby the auxiliary device will be attached to said receptacle. 4. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 1, wherein said first catch includes a locking tab projecting from said bracket body and the first end of said clamping band includes a locking latch, said locking latch being moved into removable engagement with said locking tab, whereby the first end of said clamping band is releasably connected to said first catch at said locking tab thereof. 5. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 4, wherein the locking tab of said first catch projecting from said bracket body is a locking hook. 6. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 5, wherein said locking latch is pivotally coupled to the first end of said clamping band, such that said locking latch is rotatable relative to said clamping band into said removably engagement with said locking hook. 7. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 6, wherein said locking latch includes a locking bar, said locking latch being rotated relative to said clamping band in response to a rotational force applied to said locking latch, such that said locking bar is correspondingly pulled into removable engagement with said locking hook. 8. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 1, wherein said clamping band is rotatable at said coupling pin at the opposite end of said clamping band towards said first catch when said coupling pin is releasably connected to the particular one of said plurality of second catches, such that the first end of said clamping band can be releasably connected to said first catch. 9. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 1, wherein said plurality of second catches are a corresponding plurality of coupling pin retaining slots formed in said bracket body, said coupling pins pin releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of coupling pin retaining slots. 10. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 9, wherein said plurality of coupling pin retaining slots are formed in said bracket body so as to lie in spaced, parallel alignment with one another. 11. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 1, wherein said clamping band is flexible so as to be adapted to bend around the portion of the structural member to which said mounting bracket is to be detachably connected. 12. An adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to a structural member to enable an auxiliary device to be carried by the structural member, said adjustable mounting bracket comprising: a bracket body to be moved into engagement with the structural member;a receptacle to which the auxiliary device is to be attached, said receptacle pivotally coupled to said bracket body so that said receptacle and the auxiliary device attached thereto are rotatable relative to said bracket body;a locking hook projecting from said bracket body;a plurality of catches located on said bracket body and spaced from said locking hook; anda clamping band sized to surround at least a portion of the structural member, said clamping band having a locking latch at a first end thereof to be releasably connected to said locking hook and a coupling pin at an opposite end to be releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of catches depending upon the size of the structural member. 13. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 12, wherein said plurality of catches are a corresponding plurality of coupling pin retaining slots formed in said bracket body and arranged in spaced parallel alignment with one another, said coupling pin being removably received within a particular one of said plurality of coupling pin retaining slots. 14. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 13, wherein said clamping band is flexible, said flexible clamping band being rotated at said coupling pin when said coupling pin is removably received within the particular one of said plurality of coupling pin retaining slots, said flexible clamping band adapted to be bent over the portion of the structural member to which said mounting bracket is to be detachably connected so that the locking latch at the first end of said clamping band is moved towards and releasably connected to said locking hook. 15. An adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to a structural member to enable an auxiliary device to be carried by the structural member, said adjustable mounting bracket comprising: a bracket body to be moved into engagement with the structural member;a receptacle to which the auxiliary device is to be attached, said receptacle coupled to said bracket body;a first catch located on said bracket body, said first catch having a locking hook;a plurality of second catches located on said bracket body and spaced from said first catch; anda clamping band sized to surround at least a portion of the structural member, said clamping band having a first end and a locking latch pivotally coupled to said first end to be rotated relative to said clamping band towards and releasably connected to the locking hook of said first catch on said bracket body, and an opposite end to be releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of second catches depending upon the size of the structural member. 16. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 15, wherein the locking latch pivotally coupled to the first end of said clamping band includes a locking bar, said locking latch being rotated relative to said clamping band in response to a rotational force applied to said locking latch, such that said locking bar is correspondingly pulled into removable engagement with said locking hook. 17. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 15, wherein the opposite end of said clamping band includes a coupling pin to be releasably connected to the particular one of said plurality of second catches located on said bracket body depending upon the size of the structural member. 18. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 17, wherein said clamping band is rotatable at said coupling pin towards the locking hook of said first catch when said coupling pin is releasably connected to the particular one of said plurality of second catches, such that the first end of said clamping band can be releasably connected to said locking hook. 19. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 17, wherein said plurality of second catches are a corresponding plurality of coupling pin retaining slots formed in said bracket body, said coupling pin being releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of coupling pin retaining slots. 20. The adjustable mounting bracket recited in claim 19, wherein said plurality of coupling pin retaining slots are formed in said bracket body so as to lie in spaced, parallel alignment with one another.