Patent ID: 7533506

Claim:
A mounting bracket for mounting and vertically leveling a post on a planar surface; wherein the post includes a shaft extending perpendicularly upwardly and outwardly away from an upper surface of an adjustment plate; and wherein the mounting bracket comprises: a trim assembly including a peripheral wall and a movable portion; wherein the trim assembly includes a recessed area having a floor and the adjustment plate is adapted to be received within the recessed area; and wherein the peripheral wall comprises an inner wall extending upwardly and outwardly away from the floor and an outer wall having a decorative profile formed therein, and the movable portion is disposed inwardly of said peripheral wall and comprises a base plate receivable within the recessed area, said base plate having a lower face disposed adjacent the floor and an upper face adapted to be disposed adjacent a lower surface of the adjustment plate; and an adjustment device selectively engageable with the movable portion of the trim assembly to cause the movable portion to move relative to the peripheral wall, thereby causing a change in the orientation of the adjustment plate.