Patent ID: 7517170

Claim:
A method of installing a movable barrier operator, the method including: providing an operator mount which includes a cavity and a mounting bracket; disposing a portion of the operator mount within the ground; securing a portion of the operator mount generally flush against a top surface of the ground; disposing a curable settable material into the cavity and leaving the mounting bracket above the settable material, the mounting bracket configured to couple with the movable barrier operator; securing the movable barrier operator with the mounting bracket of the operator mount above the curable settable material; curing the settable material before or after securing the movable barrier operator is secured to the mount bracket; wherein the operator mount includes a mounting structure and the disposing the operator mount within the ground includes driving at least a portion of the mounting structure into the ground; wherein the mounting structure includes an elongated hollow member which is open at a top end to receive the curable settable material, the elongated hollow member open at a bottom end is configured to have the curable settable material flow therefrom.