mounting plate employs a u shaped flange and a plurality of spring fingers to removably retain the curtain rod bracket on the dry wall application_number US 7886279 A description as shown in fig1 and 2 the preferred embodiment of the mounting assembly consists of a mounting plate 12 and a pair of anchoring means 14 the mounting plate 12 is generally rectangular as seen in plan view and is c shaped in cross section one edge 16 of the plate 12 is turned back upon itself to form a u shaped portion 17 and the opposite edge 18 is bent in the same direction at generally a right angle to the body portion 20 of the plate this edge 18 has a plurality of spring fingers 22 three as shown in fig1 which engage an equal plurality of similarly spaced apertures 24 in drapery rod bracket 26 shown in fig6 the end 28 of the bracket is slipped into u shaped portion 17 of the wall mounted plate 12 and the bracket 26 snapped into place upper and lower flanges 29 and 30 are spaced a distance equal to the width w of bracket 26 the body portion 20 of the plate 12 has a plurality of slots 31 and apertures 32 therein for purposes set forth in more detail herebelow each anchor means 14 comprises a set of wall.