Patent ID: 7152841

Claim:
A post receiving box for a post support comprising: first, second, third and fourth sides, each having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges; said first and second sides being adjacent to one another, with a portion of their respective adjacent side edges being permanently connected to one another to form a connected portion near their respective bottom edges and a portion of their respective adjacent side edges being unconnected between said connected portion and the top edges of said first and second sides; said second and third sides being adjacent to one another, with their respective adjacent sides edges being connected to one another; said third and fourth sides being adjacent to one another, with their respective adjacent sides edges being connected to one another; said fourth and first sides being adjacent to one another with their respective adjacent sides edges being connected to one another; and at least one raised portion on the inner surface of said third and fourth sides.