Mounting bracket for attachment to flat or cylindrical surfaces

A mounting bracket comprising:

• a sheet of rigid material having a mounting surface with a first plurality of holes provided therethrough, said first plurality of holes defining a geometric arrangement having a perimeter, said mounting surface further having a second plurality of holes provided therethrough and residing outside of said perimeter, said second plurality of holes arranged in two spaced-apart columns,
• said sheet of rigid material forming right angles at upper and lower ends thereof to define respective upper and lower planar surfaces depending from said mounting surface and opposing one another, each of said upper and lower planar surfaces having a notch formed therein wherein said notches are aligned with one another,
• said sheet of rigid material forming right angles at a plurality of locations depending from said upper and lower planar surfaces to define a respective plurality of mounting tabs that lie in a plane parallel to said mounting surface, each of said plurality of mounting tabs having a hole formed therethrough,
• said sheet of rigid material having a plurality of slotted tabs extending from lateral edges of said mounting surface at right angles with respect thereto, said plurality of slotted tabs arranged in two spaced-apart rows that are substantially parallel to said upper and lower planar surfaces.