Patent ID: 7954696

Claim:
A mailbox unit, comprising: a mailbox; a post configured to be coupled with the ground; and a mailbox mount coupled to said post, said mailbox mount including: a platform to which said mailbox is attached, said platform having a surface; a first angled element having an end connected substantially perpendicularly to said surface of said platform, said first angled element having an other end with an angled surface; a second angled element having an angled surface in contact with said angled surface of said first angled element, said first angled element being rotatable relative to said second angled element; a rod connected to at least one of said platform and said first angled element, said rod extending from said other end of said first angled element; a housing having an opening, said second angled element being fixedly positioned within said housing, said rod extending through said opening, said second angled element being hollow, said rod extending through said second angled element; and a resilient element positioned in said housing and in contact with said rod, said resilient element providing a biasing force between said rod and said second angled element.