Patent ID: 6955291

Claim:
A mailbox support apparatus connectable to an existing mailbox post and for receiving a mailbox thereon, said apparatus comprising: a bracket including a plurality of spaced side members including inner surfaces secured to opposed sides of a mailbox post, said plurality of side members including front and rear sides respectively, and a plurality of cross members having oppositely spaced edge portions secured to said plurality of side members respectively and for assisting to maintain said plurality of side members at stable positions; and an elongated support member having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis and a plurality of opposed edge portions equally spaced therefrom and extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis along a length of said support member, said support member including a flanged front end portion for securely receiving a mailbox thereon, said plurality of edge portions of said support member being slidably engageable between said plurality of side members so that a mailbox can be selectively moved between forward and rearward positions; wherein said plurality of cross members and said support member have a plurality of holes formed therein respectively and select ones of said plurality of holes being alignable with each other for receiving a fastening member therethrough so that said support member will become securely attached to said bracket.