Mounting bracket with linear adjustment

A mounting bracket for mounting to an underlying surface comprising:

• A plate having a generally planar first surface and a generally planar second surface, the plate having a centrally oriented slot extending through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, the centrally oriented slot having a first slot section having a first width positioned in the first surface, the centrally oriented slot having a second slot section having a second width positioned in the second surface, the first width being wider than the second width, the plate having at least one plate bore extending through the plate from the first surface to the second surface;
• A carriage component, the carriage component having a first portion that abuts a second portion, the first portion having the first width, the second portion having the second width, the first portion slidably received in the first slot section, the second portion slidably received in the second slot section, the carriage component having at least one carriage bore extending through the first portion and the second portion;
• wherein the carriage component is longitudinally translatable along the centrally oriented slot.