Patent ID: 7407152

Claim:
A fencing system comprising: a post mount having an upper end, a lower end and an outer surface extending therebetween; the post mount being adapted to be mounted adjacent the lower end thereof to a foundation; an upwardly facing surface on the upper end of the post mount; the upwardly facing surface serving as an uppermost surface of the post mount; a post insert having an upper end, a lower end and an outer surface which extends therebetween; an upper sidewall on the post insert defining an upwardly opening cavity above the upper end of the post mount and comprising a portion of the outer surface of the post insert which is disposed outwardly of the outer surface of the post mount and above the upper end of the post mount; the post insert being mounted on the post mount adjacent the upper end of the post mount; a first wall on the post insert disposed directly above and abutting the upwardly facing surface on the upper end of the post mount; a structural member having an inner surface defining a cavity in an end thereof; the post mount and post insert being slidably received in the cavity of the structural member with the portion of the outer surface of the post insert abutting the inner surface above the upper end of the post mount; and a rail structure secured to the structural member.