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A mounting adapter for attaching an object to a flat surface includes an anchor plate having a plurality of first apertures extending therethrough. Each first aperture is configured to receive a first elongated fastener having a length sufficient to fasten to a support structure located beneath the

A mounting adapter for attaching an object to a flat surface includes an anchor plate having a plurality of first apertures extending therethrough. Each first aperture is configured to receive a first elongated fastener having a length sufficient to fasten to a support structure located beneath the surface for attaching the anchor plate thereto. A plurality of threaded apertures is formed in the anchor plate. A cover plate is positioned over the anchor plate and has a plurality of third apertures that align with the plurality of threaded apertures in the anchor plate. A threaded fastener extends through each third aperture and is threadedly engaged with the second threaded apertures of the anchor plate for securely attaching the cover plate to the anchor plate. One or more fourth apertures are formed in the cover plate and configured to receive a third fastener for attaching the object to the mounting adapter.

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1. A mounting adapter for attaching an object to a generally flat surface comprising: a generally planar anchor plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a plurality of first apertures extending therethrough the upper and lower surfaces, each first aperture being configured to receive a

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A mounting adapter for attaching an object to a generally flat surface comprising: a generally planar anchor plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a plurality of first apertures extending therethrough the upper and lower surfaces, each first aperture being configured to receive a first elongated fastener having a length sufficient to extend therethrough the anchor plate and securely fasten to a support structure positioned beneath the generally flat surface, and a plurality of second apertures extending at least through the upper surface;a generally planar cover plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of said cover plate being positioned over the upper surface of said anchor plate and having a plurality of third apertures extending therethrough the upper and lower surfaces of the cover plate, said plurality of third apertures corresponding to and being positioned in alignment with said plurality of second apertures;a second fastener configured to extend through each said third aperture and securely engage with a corresponding one of the plurality of second apertures of said anchor plate for securely mounting said cover plate over said anchor plate;wherein said cover plate further includes one or more fourth apertures formed in at least said upper surface of the cover plate, each fourth aperture being configured to receive a corresponding third fastener for securing the object to the mounting adapter; andwherein the lower surface of the cover plate and the upper surface of the anchor plate are configured to facilitate direct transfer of load forces from the object to the support structure positioned beneath the generally flat surface through each first elongated fastener. 2. The mounting adapter of claim 1, further comprising a ring cover having an outer portion circumscribing the anchor plate and an inner portion positioned between the lower surface of the cover plate and the upper surface of the anchor plate. 3. The mounting adapter of claim 1, further comprising a ring gasket positioned between an upper surface of the inner portion of the ring cover and the lower surface of the cover plate. 4. The mounting adapter of claim 1, further comprising a gap formed between the lower surface of the cover plate and the upper surface of the anchor plate. 5. The mounting adapter of claim 4, wherein said gap is formed by a head portion of each first elongated fastener extending upwardly from the upper surface of the anchor plate. 6. The mounting adapter of claim 5, wherein the lower surface of the cover plate provides a resultant force vector on the head and along the longitudinal axis of each first elongated fastener. 7. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein each first aperture includes a counter-bore for receiving a head portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of first elongated fasteners. 8. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the second apertures of the anchor plate and the corresponding aligned third apertures of the cover plate are spaced equidistantly apart from each other. 9. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of second apertures is a threaded aperture and each second fastener is a correspondingly dimensioned threaded bolt. 10. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the cover plate and the anchor plate include a keying arrangement for aligning the cover plate over the anchor plate. 11. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the one or more fourth apertures extend through at least a portion of said upper surface of the cover plate, and each fourth aperture is configured to receive a corresponding one of the third fasteners. 12. The mounting adapter of claim 11, wherein the one or more fourth apertures are threaded apertures and each third fastener is a bolt. 13. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the one or more fourth apertures extend through said upper and lower surfaces of the cover plate, and each fourth aperture is configured to receive a corresponding one of the third fasteners extending upwardly from the upper surface of the cover plate. 14. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the anchor plate includes one or more fifth apertures extending through at least a portion of the upper surface of the anchor plate, each fifth aperture being aligned with a corresponding one of the fourth apertures and configured to receive a head portion of the third fastener for attaching the object to the mounting adapter. 15. A mounting adapter for attaching an object to a mounting surface, comprising: a generally planar anchor plate having opposing planar surfaces and a plurality of first apertures extending therethrough the opposing surfaces, and a plurality of threaded apertures extending therethrough the opposing surfaces of the anchor plate, the plurality of first apertures being configured and dimensioned to receive a first elongated fastener having a length sufficient to extend and securely fasten to a support structure located beneath the mounting surface to attach said anchor plate to the mounting surface;a generally planar cover plate having opposing planar surfaces and configured to mount over said anchor plate such that load forces from the object are transferred directly to the support structure positioned beneath the mounting surface through each first elongated fastener, the cover plate having a plurality of third apertures which are configured and arranged to align with said plurality of threaded apertures of the anchor plate, and one or more fourth apertures;a threaded fastener extending through each said plurality of third apertures and threadedly engaged with each said respective threaded aperture of said anchor plate to securely attach said cover plate to said anchor plate such that a gap is formed therebetween the generally planar anchor and cover plates; andone or more third fasteners configured to interface with the one or more fourth apertures of the cover plate for attaching the object to the mounting adapter. 16. A method for attaching an object to a mounting surface with a mounting adapter, the mounting adapter comprising an anchor plate having a plurality of first apertures and a plurality of second apertures; and a cover plate having a plurality of third apertures extending therethrough, each third aperture configured to align with a corresponding second aperture of the anchor plate, and at least one fourth aperture configured to receive a corresponding third fastener, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the anchor plate on the mounting surface at a predetermined location;inserting an elongated fastener through a corresponding one of said first apertures;securing each elongated fastener to a predetermined support structure positioned beneath the mounting surface for attaching said anchor plate to the mounting surface;mounting the cover plate over the anchor plate such that each of the plurality of third apertures is positioned and axially aligned with each of the corresponding plurality of second apertures of the anchor plate;inserting a second fastener through a corresponding one of said third apertures;securing each second fastener to a corresponding second aperture in said anchor plate for firmly attaching said cover plate to said anchor plate; andsecuring at least one third fastener to a corresponding one of the at least one fourth aperture for attaching the object to the mounting adapter.securing at least one third fastener to a corresponding one of the at least one fourth aperture for attaching the object to the mounting adapter, wherein a lower surface of the cover plate and an upper surface of the anchor plate are configured to facilitate direct transfer of load forces from the object to the support structure positioned beneath the mounting surface through each elongated fastener. 17. The method of claim 16 further comprising the steps of: installing a base gasket on the mounting surface at the predetermined location prior to positioning the anchor plate thereon; andpositioning a lower surface of the anchor plate on the base gasket. 18. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of mounting a ring cover over the anchor plate prior to mounting the cover plate. 19. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of applying an adhesive to an area of the mounting surface circumscribing the anchor plate prior to mounting the ring cover. 20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of mounting a gasket seal over the cover ring prior to mounting the cover plate. 21. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the load forces from the object include a compressive load force. 22. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the load forces from the object include a tensile load force. 23. The mounting adapter of claim 1, wherein the load forces from the object include a shearing load force.