Self-registering, -squaring, and -supporting mount apparatus and method

An apparatus adapted to mount lightning protection equipment, the apparatus comprising:

• a base plate, having a first edge, extending longitudinally in a straight line, and a contact surface extending away from the first edge in a direction corresponding to at least a first right angle orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the edge;
• a lip extending rigidly from the base plate at a second right angle, orthogonal to the first right angle and to the longitudinal direction of the first edge;
• a head, formed of a solid material in a single, integral piece having an inner face and an outer face, the inner face positionable proximate the base plate to be securable mechanically thereto and the outer face formed to receive therein a point capable of attracting the lightning strike;
• the head, provided with a relief channel formed in the inner face and sized to partially surround a conductor, holding the conductor in contact against the base plate, the head being tiltable about the circumference of the conductor;
• a fastener, secured to extend from an outer surface opposite the contact surface, capable of securing a component of a lightning protection system to the base plate;
• and
• a structure that forms a second edge as a junction between a horizontal surface and a vertical surface of the structure.