Patent ID: 7566035

Claim:
A base member of a mounting bracket assembly used in conjunction with sided exterior walls that have a substantially vertical substructure covered by siding, the base member comprising: an axis projecting outward from the substructure; a wall arrangement projecting in an axial outward direction with respect to the exterior wall; a mounting flange projecting radially outward from the wall arrangement with respect to the axis, wherein the mounting flange is disposed at least in-part beneath the siding; an elongated first drip ledge spaced radially outward from and co-extending longitudinally with the wall arrangement, and wherein the drip ledge projects laterally and in an axial outward direction from the mounting flange and extends a distance generally equal to or greater than an adjacent thickness of the siding; an elongated first segment of the drip ledge being rigid and projecting laterally and in the axial outward direction from the mounting flange; and an elongated second segment of the drip ledge being flexible and projecting at least in-part radially outward to a distal edge.