Fastener standoff mount

A standoff mount, comprising:

• a flange that defines at least part of a flat bottom surface;
• a raised portion that extends upward from the flange;
• a hex shaped recess that is recessed into the flat bottom surface and that is configured to receive a hex head of a conventional hex head bolt therein and to prevent rotation of the hex head disposed therein;
• a cylindrically shaped aperture extending from a base of the hex shaped recess and through and out the raised portion, and configured to permit a threaded stud of the conventional hex head bolt to pass therethrough;
• wherein when the threaded stud is installed in the cylindrically shaped aperture and the hex head is disposed in the hex shaped recess, a first surface of the hex head is exposed and flush with the flat bottom surface;
• and
• a retainer that is configured to rest on a top end of the raised portion and that defines a through hole configured to provide a frictional interface against the threaded stud of the conventional hex head bolt and thereby retain the threaded stud in the cylindrically shaped aperture.

A method of securing a standoff to a panel, the method comprising:

• inserting a conventional fastener into a standoff mount, wherein the conventional fastener comprises a head and a threaded stud attached to the head, the head comprising a first surface facing opposite the threaded stud, and wherein the standoff mount comprises:
• a base comprising:
• a flange that defines at least part of a flat bottom surface;
• and a raised portion that extends upward from the flange and that comprises a top end facing opposite the flat bottom surface;
• a recess that is recessed into the flat bottom surface and that comprises two parallel flat surfaces that are dimensioned to trap therebetween a hex head of the conventional fastener and thereby prevent rotation of the hex head;
• a cylindrically shaped aperture that originates at the recess, that extends through the top end of the raised portion, that is concentrically aligned with the recess, and that comprises a diameter which corresponds to a diameter of the threaded stud of the conventional fastener;
• wherein once the hex head is disposed in the recess the first surface of the head is flush with the flat bottom surface;
• applying an adhesive to the flat bottom surface and to the first surface of the head;
• and
• securing the flat bottom surface and the first surface of the head to the panel via the adhesive.