System and method for mounting objects on roofs and surfaces

A mount for support of a component on a surface, comprising:

• a base comprising:
• a bottom adapted to be supported on the surface;
• a central hole for receiving a lag bolt through the base to penetrate into the surface;
• a side hole;
• a cap mountable on the base, comprising:
• a top with a central hole;
• a side hole;
• a lateral connector adapted to connect the side hole of the cap to the side hole of the base, thereby connecting the cap to the base;
• an arm adapted to be mounted on the cap by a central pin through the central hole of the cap;
• an off-center pin adapted to be mounted on the arm to extend away from the arm, the off-center pin having a support ledge;
• wherein the mount is adapted to have an assembled state in which the base is mounted on the surface by the lag bolt, the cap is mounted on the base by the lateral connector, the arm is mounted on the cap by the central pin, and the off-center pin is mounted on the arm;
• wherein when in the assembled state the mount is adapted to support a frame with a hole by sliding the hole of the frame over the off-center pin.

A mount for support of a component on a surface, comprising:

• a base, comprising:
• a bottom adapted to be supported on the surface;
• a circuit component;
• a side hole;
• a first data pathway extending from the circuit component to the side hole, and a second data pathway extending from the side hole to a surface of the base, the first and second data pathways being electrically disconnected when the side hole is empty and electrically connected when a connector is present in the side hole;
• a compressible component adapted to be mounted above the base and in electrical contact with the second data pathway, the compressible component having an uncompressed state in which the circuit component is not electrically accessible through the compressible component, and a compressed state in which a third data pathway is formed through the compressible component such that the circuit component is electrically accessible through the compressible component when a connector is present in the side hole;
• wherein the compressible component is adapted to transition from the uncompressed state to the compressed state in response to a lag bolt passing through the compressible component and base to secure the base to the surface;
• wherein electrical access to the circuit component is an electrical indicator that the base has been installed onto the surface.

A mount for support of a component on a surface, comprising:

• a support including a bottom adapted to be supported on the surface and a receiving area configured to receive and support a mounting pin;
• the mounting pin comprising:
• a lower portion configured to engage the receiving area,
• an upper portion configured to engage and support an object to be supported;
• a circuit component;
• a first data pathway extending from the circuit component to a position on the mounting pin that mates with a second data pathway on the object when the object is engaged and supported by the upper portion of the mounting pin;
• wherein electrical access to the circuit component is an electrical indicator that the object is engaged and support by the upper portion of the mounting pin.