Patent ID: 7389911

Claim:
A mailbox mounting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of elongated members in stacked configuration, wherein adjacent pairs of said elongated members are movably attached to each other for enabling said adjacent pairs of elongated members to be moved between a respective retracted configuration and a respective extended configuration; a mounting bracket attached to a first one of said elongated members, wherein the mounting bracket is specifically configured for being attached to a mailbox support structure; and a mailbox attachment bracket attached to a second one of said elongated members, wherein the mailbox attachment bracket is specifically configured for mating with a base portion of a mailbox; means for enabling sliding provided between adjacent pairs of said elongated members, said means includes a screw-slot formed in one member of each one of said adjacent pairs of elongated members and a screw attached to the other member of each one of said adjacent pairs of elongated members, wherein a head of the screw extends into engagement with the respective screw-slot.