Patent ID: 11866953
Assignee: ORIGIN POINT BRANDS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A post support, comprising:
a post receptacle, an upper adjustment plate, a lower adjustment plate, a stake, and a spacer;
the post receptacle:
defining a first longitudinal axis;
defining a substantially rectangular cross-section orthogonal to the first longitudinal axis;
having four planar sides that are parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the four planar sides having a first planar side, a second planar side, a third planar side, and a fourth planar side, each of the first planar side, the second planar side, the third planar side, and the fourth planar side having a first edge and an opposing second edge, the second edge of the first side being joined with the first edge of the second side, the second edge of the second side being joined with the first edge of the third side, the second edge of the third side being joined with the first edge of the fourth side, the second edge of the fourth side not being joined with the first edge of the first side;
having a first tab, a second tab, a third tab, and a fourth tab, the first edge of the first side carrying the first tab and the second tab, the second edge of the fourth side carrying the third tab and the fourth tab, the third tab and the fourth tab being adjacent to the first tab and the second tab, respectively;
having a receptacle plate disposed at a bottom of the post receptable;

the upper adjustment plate:
residing below the receptacle plate;
being rotatable about the first longitudinal axis relative to the post receptacle;
having a first surface and an opposing second surface, the first surface being above the second surface and disposed closer to the post receptacle;
the first surface having at least one planar portion, the at least one planar portion of the first surface remaining perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis as the upper adjustment plate is rotated about the first longitudinal axis relative to the post receptacle;
the second surface having at least one planar portion, the at least one planar portion of the second surface residing at an angle relative to and not parallel with the at least one planar portion of the first surface;

the lower adjustment plate:
residing below the upper adjustment plate;
being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the stake relative to the stake;
having a third surface and an opposing fourth surface, the fourth surface being below the third surface;
the fourth surface having at least one planar portion, the at least one planar portion of the fourth surface remaining perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stake as the lower adjustment plate is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the stake relative to the stake;
the third surface having at least one planar portion, the at least one planar portion of the third surface residing at an angle relative to and not parallel with the at least one planar portion of the fourth surface, the third surface being disposed against the second surface;

the stake:
being attached to the post receptacle below the lower adjustment plate;
having a stake plate;
tapering from wider to narrower along a length of the stake from top to bottom;
including a first fin and a second fin, each of the first fin and the second fin having a cutout, the first fin and the second fin converging to form a V-shaped member;

the spacer:
residing at the bottom of the post receptacle;
including spacer drains.