Patent ID: 7938373

Claim:
A vertical support structure, comprising: a mounting plate; and a support member extending vertically along a vertical axis and having a pair of vertically-elongated panels, each panel having an inside edge, an outside edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, the inside edge and the outside edge disposed horizontally apart from and extending vertically parallel to one another, the top edge and the bottom edge disposed vertically apart from and extending horizontally parallel to one another, the pair of panels connected to each other along respective inside edges to form a generally L-shaped configuration as viewed in cross-section thereby defining a vertically-extending apex and a vertically-extending L-shaped channel, the support member having a slot formed therethrough, the slot disposed between respective ones of the top and bottom edges and extending horizontally between respective ones of the outside edges and through the apex, wherein the slot is sized to slidably receive the mounting plate and the mounting plate occupying the slot is connected to the support member such that the mounting plate projects perpendicularly from the support member and away from the L-shaped channel and wherein each one of the pair of panels includes at least one panel hole extending therethrough and disposed between the slot and the top edge.