Patent ID: 7108445
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: A47G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adapter for use in cooperation with a post, sign post, or other supporting post, the adapter comprising: an upper adapter portion, for attachment to a first part of the post; a lower adapter portion, for attachment to a second part of the post; and a cylindrically helical spring for connecting the upper adapter portion to the lower adapter portion so as to allow relative movement between the upper and lower adapter portions if a force is applied to the first part of the post, wherein at least one of the upper and lower adapter portions is shaped to receive the helical spring, wherein the upper adapter portion and the lower adapter portion have facing surfaces which include a plurality of protuberances and corresponding indentations for aligning the adapter portions, and wherein the upper and lower adapter portions are shaped substantially identical to each other.