Patent ID: 8757598

Claim:
A post anchor system comprising: a surface; a hollow core post extending along a first longitudinal axis, wherein a cross section of the hollow core post perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis has an internal dimension and an external dimension and the hollow core post has an end; a post anchor operable to attach to the hollow core post and the surface, said post anchor comprising: a base plate, wherein: the base plate defines a plane; the base plate has a substantially rectangular footprint such that the base plate has four corners and four sides; the base plate has a first mounting hole therethrough; the base plate has a second mounting hole therethrough; the first mounting hole is adjacent a first corner of the four corners of the base plate; the second mounting hole is adjacent a second corner of the four corners of the base plate, and the first corner is opposite the second corner; a post mounting protrusion extending along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the post mounting protrusion is affixed to a first face of the base plate and the second longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the base plate; wherein the post mounting protrusion further comprises a post mounting hole extending therethrough; a first stabilizing support affixed to the first face of the base plate and extending substantially perpendicularly from the plane defined by the base plate, wherein the first stabilizing support is configured to contact and support the end of the hollow core post when the hollow core post is attached to the post anchor; and a second stabilizing support affixed to the first face of the base plate and extending substantially perpendicularly from the plane defined by the base plate, wherein the second stabilizing support is configured to contact and support the end of the hollow core post when the hollow core post is attached to the post anchor.