adjust the ring orientation to the direction of the load usually secured with a rope or strap the ring clamp 5 has a flat top portion 5 a and several legs 5 b with three legs 5 b being preferred fig1 c the ring clamp 5 also contains a protruding nose 5 c fig1 a with a descending lip 5 d that holds the ring 4 so that the ring 4 is free to move but cannot escape optionally the retaining cup 9 can contain a drain hole weep hole 10 in its base to allow water or accumulated moisture to escape fig1 e shows a side view of this embodiment without the mounting surface in normal use the backing plate 1 and mounting flange 2 would sandwich the mounting surface 7 as shown in fig1 b and thus be separated by it the retaining cup 9 would pass through a pre cut recessing hole and extend through a large cutout 11 in the mounting plate fig1 c in this way the plate 1 and flange 2 can tightly sandwich surfaces of different thicknesses the preferred size of this embodiment is around 5 u00d7 5 inches however the device may be provided in any convenient size turning to fig2 a 2e a second embodiment.