Mounting system for securing an article to a wall

A mounting system for securing an article to a wall, the mounting system comprising:

• a mount member that is adapted to be recessed into the wall, the mount member defining a first mount, which is adapted to be abutted against a structural member of the wall, a second mount, which is parallel to the first mount, and a pair of first legs that are coupled to at least one of the first and second mounts and which space the first and second mounts apart from one another, wherein a plurality of mounting holes are formed through the first mount, wherein a plurality of clearance holes are formed through the second mount, each of the clearance holes being disposed in-line with an associated one of the mounting holes, and wherein a slot is formed through the second mount, the slot being disposed between the first legs and extending through a side of the second mount;
• and
• an article attachment fastener having a body and a head, at least a portion of the body being threaded, the head being at least 1.5 times bigger in diameter than the threaded portion of the body, wherein when the article is secured to the mount member, the body is received through the slot and threaded into the article and the head is spaced apart from the second mount by a distance that permits the article attachment fastener to slide relative to the mount member.