Patent ID: 7455282

Claim:
In combination, a post mount adapted to be mounted adjacent a lower end thereof to a foundation, and a post insert for mounting on the post mount, the post insert comprising: a body which has first and second opposed ends; the body having an upright orientation in which the first end serves as a lower end of the body and the second end serves as an upper end of the body, and an inverted orientation in which the first end serves as an upper end of the body and the second end serves as a lower end of the body; the first and second ends defining therebetween a first vertical distance when the body is in the upright orientation; a through opening formed in the body which extends from the first end to the second end; wherein the through opening receives the post mount therein; a first spacing projection connected to the body and in the upright orientation extending downwardly therefrom; a first seating surface on the first spacing projection which in the upright orientation is spaced downwardly from the body a second vertical distance which is less than the first vertical distance; the post insert being seatable in the upright orientation on the first seating surface to position the body at a first height; a second spacing projection connected to the body and in the upright orientation extending upwardly therefrom; and a second seating surface on the second spacing projection which in the upright orientation is spaced upwardly from the body a third vertical distance which is less than the second vertical distance; the post insert being alternately seatable in the inverted orientation to position the body at a second height lower than the first height.