Patent ID: 7172163

Claim:
A mailbox holder comprising: a) an upper support with i) a vertical post fabricated from metal tubing, the post having an upper portion with a front side and having a lower end, ii) a horizontal arm fabricated from metal tubing, the arm being welded to the upper portion of the vertical post, the arm extending forwardly from the front side of the post, the arm having a top side and a bottom side, iii) a pair of caps secured to the open tubular ends of the post and the arm, iv) a diagonal support fabricated from metal tubing, the diagonal support being welded at an angle between the front side of the post and the bottom side of the arm, and v) an upper flange fabricated from solid metal plate, the upper flange being welded to the lower end of the post, the upper flange extending horizontally outwardly from the post and having a circular outer profile when viewed from above, the upper flange being provided with a flat bottom and bolt clearance holes, the bolt clearance holes being equally angularly spaced on a constant bolt circle diameter and extending through the thickness of the flange; b) a lower support with i) a vertical stake fabricated from metal tubing, the stake having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the stake tapering to a pointed terminal end, ii) a lower flange fabricated from solid metal plate, the lower flange being welded to the upper end of the stake, the lower flange extending horizontally outwardly from the stake and having a circular profile when viewed from above, the lower flange being provided with a flat top in face-to-face contacting relation with the flat bottom of the upper flange, the lower flange being provided with bolt clearance holes extending through the thickness of the flange and aligned with the bolt clearance holes in the upper flange, and iii) at least four ground stabilizers welded at equal angular spacing to the upper half of the stake, the stabilizers extending vertical along the sides of the stake and outwardly from the stake in a generally radial direction with respect to the center of the stake; and c) high strength threaded bolts installed through the aligned bolt clearance holes of the upper and lower flanges, and threaded nuts tightened onto the bolts for rigidly securing the flanges and the upper and lower supports together.