No-drill, no-adhesive license plate mounting bracket

A bracket for holding a license plate that has at least two mounting apertures to a vehicle of the type having a forward air intake grille that has a plurality of vertical posts and a lower surface, the bracket comprising:

• a frame adapted to receive thereon the license plate with four mechanical fasteners, the frame having a lower member having the lower edge, a pair of side members projecting upwardly from the lower member, and an upper member fixed to top ends of each side member, the upper member and lower member each having a pair of threaded apertures aligned with the mounting apertures of the license plate, the frame having a front surface and a rear surface;
• two leg members each fixed with the lower edge of the frame at a top portion thereof, each leg member terminating at a lower portion thereof in an elongated foot having a distal end terminating with a longitudinal slot adapted to engage one of the vertical posts of the air intake grille, a lower side of the foot adapted for resting against the lower surface of the air intake grille, each leg member further including an elongated arm having a proximal end rotatably fixed with the leg, and a distal end having a lateral slot adapted for receiving one of the vertical posts of the air intake grille therein;
• the proximal end of each arm including a angled flange that is rotationally fixed with the leg member at a threaded screw acting as a pivot when loose, such that rotating the arm causes the arm to swing through an arc about the axis of the pivot, another threaded screw traversing a threaded aperture in each of the leg and the flange for securing the arm against rotational movement with respect to the leg member;
• the lower side of each foot including a cushion for inhibiting the bracket from damaging the lower surface of the air intake grille;
• and
• a rear surface of the frame including a second cushion for inhibiting the bracket from damaging the vehicle;
• whereby the foot and arm of the at least one leg member are inserted into the air intake grille such that the distal end of the foot engages one of the vertical posts of the air intake grille, the arm thereafter being rotated until the lateral slot engages the vertical post to secure the bracket to the air intake grille of the vehicle.