Patent ID: 7849617

Claim:
A self-righting post assembly comprising: a hinge tube having an interior cavity comprising an interior periphery; an elastomeric inner member separate from said hinge tube and disposed in said interior cavity of said hinge tube; an extension post separate from said hinge tube and separate from said elastomeric inner member, said extension post coupled to said hinge tube, wherein said extension post is disposed over and around said hinge tube and further comprising a fastener connecting said extension post and said hinge tube, wherein said extension post extends upwardly above an upper end of said hinge tube, and wherein said hinge tube is more flexible than said extension post; and a base, wherein said hinge tube is secured to said base with a vertically oriented fastener and a washer engaged by said vertically oriented fastener, wherein said washer has an outer periphery substantially mating with said interior periphery.