Patent ID: 7134636

Claim:
A post support assembly comprising: first, second, third and fourth substantially planar sides, each having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges, said first second, third and fourth sides forming a rigid, rectangular post receiving box with corners defined by side edges of adjacent sides; wherein each side of said one pair of said adjacent sides comprises a portion of their respective adjacent side edges permanently connected to one another to form a connected portion near their respective bottom edges while the remaining portion of their respective adjacent side edges being unconnected between said connected portion and the top edges of said first and second sides; a first lag bolt receiving opening through each of said sides of said one pair of adjacent sides, each of said first lag bolt receiving openings being above the centerline of its respective side; and a second lag bolt receiving opening through at least one of said sides of said one pair of adjacent sides, said second lag bolt opening being below the centerline of its respective side, wherein each of said first lag bolt receiving openings and said second lag bolt receiving openings is positioned in its respective side; a post having an end inserted into said post receiving box; and a lag bolt extending through each of said first and second lag bolt receiving openings and into said post.