Patent ID: 6047933
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A support assembly for a mailbox comprising:(a) a hollow cylindrical cap member having an open bottom, closed top and a side wall with means for attaching said cylindrical member onto the top of a straight, solid vertical post in fixed rotating engagement; and(b) a horizontal support member perpendicularly attached to said side wall of said cylindrical member with means for attaching to and supporting a mailbox receiving arm in fixed engagement;wherein the means for attaching said cylindrical member to the top of a vertical post comprise a screw which is positioned centrally through a hole in the center of the top of said cap member;wherein a friction pad is positioned on the underside of the top of said cylindrical member, whereby in use said horizontal member functions to move in a horizontal plane through the rotation of said cylindrical cap member when said horizontal member receives a blow or impact from a snowplow blade.