Patent ID: 7398961

Claim:
A system for mounting a post about a pipe, the system comprising: a support pipe arranged for connection to a ground surface to extend upward away therefrom; a hollow post arranged for fitting over the support pipe to extend thereabout; a lower mounting device arranged for positioning the hollow post about the support pipe; and an upper mounting device for positioning the hollow post about the support pipe at a distance upward along the support pipe from the lower mounting device with the support pipe connected to the ground surface to extend upward away therefrom, the upper mounting device comprising: a first member adapted to engage an exterior of the support pipe; and a second member adapted to engage an interior of the hollow post; the first and second members being movable relative to one another between an unengaged state and any of a plurality of engaged states; in each of the engaged states, the first and second members interlock to secure the first member in a different respective position relative to the second member in a plane perpendicular to the support pipe while allowing withdrawal of the first and second members from engagement by axial movement relative to one another along the support pipe; wherein one member of the first and second members having projections extending therefrom and the other member having receiving spaces defined between features formed thereon such that the projections of the one member are cooperatively received in any set of the receiving spaces of the other member, each set of receiving spaces corresponding to a respective engaged state of the first and second members.