Patent ID: 7762016

Claim:
A system for enabling the installation of a concealing exterior on a post supporting a sign, said exterior having a decorative appearance, said system comprising: a top covering member concealing a top of said post above the sign; a backing for concealing the post behind the sign; a middle tubular covering below said sign; a base covering arrangement having a first exterior portion and a second exterior portion; the first exterior portion adapted to be mountable on a first side of said post; the second exterior portion adapted to be mountable on an opposite side of said post, said first and second portions together substantially concealing a lower portion of said post; a first disc half having a radially outer surface which conforms with the inside surface of said first exterior portion and a radially inward surface which conforms with the outer shape of the post; a second disc half having a radially outer surface which conforms with the inside surface of said second exterior portion and a radially inward surface which conforms with the outer shape of the post; said first exterior portion having an aperture therethrough which reciprocates with a bore through said first disc half; said second exterior portion having an aperture therethrough which reciprocates with a bore through said second disc half; and a fastener receivable through said aperture in said first exterior portion, said bore in said first disk, at least one hole in said post, said bore through said second disk, and then said aperture in said second exterior portion to secure all of said first and second exterior portions and said first and second disc halves to said post.