Patent ID: 7178772

Claim:
A bracket for securing a mailbox to an upstanding post, the bracket comprising: a rectangular plate defining a plane, the plate having an upper surface and a lower surface and a pair of long edges having a length and an end of the length and a pair of short edges, the upper surface of the plate being coextensive with and supporting a lower surface of a mailbox; at least one flange on a long edge of the plate, the flange extending perpendicular to and downwardly from the lower surface of the plane of the plate; the at least one flange extending along but less than the length of the long edge of the plate, leaving the end of the length free from the at least one flange at least one fastener securing the flange to the a mailbox; a continuous and cylindrical sleeve secured in immediate physical contact to a central portion of the, lower surface of the plate and extending downwardly therefrom, the sleeve adapted to receive a cylindrical post; and a sleeve fastener for securing the post within the sleeve; and wherein the plate is provided with a plurality of arcuate lightening holes.