Patent ID: 8015759

Claim:
A structural support comprising: a base support mountable on an exterior roof surface; a base cap atop said base support and having a substantially same cross-sectional shape as said base support; and an interchangeable base connector having a rest with a shape varying in shape between different types of interchangeable base connectors, said interchangeable base connector interchangeable with a second interchangeable base connector having a rest with an alternate shape and said interchangeable base connector connected to and disposed above the base cap, wherein one of said interchangeable base connector and said base cap includes a pair of plates having an opening therebetween and the other of said interchangeable base connector and said base cap includes at least one plate receivable within said opening allowing for a pivotable movement of said interchangeable base connector about said base cap when said at least one plate is received, wherein said plates each include a recessed surface and teeth disposed about each recessed surface.