Patent ID: 8782978

Claim:
A post footing device comprising: a tube having an upper end, a lower end, and a perimeter wall extending between said upper end and said lower end; a sleeve having a top end, a bottom end, and a peripheral wall extending between said top end and said bottom end, said sleeve being insertable into said tube, said sleeve being configured for receiving and laterally supporting a post; a plurality of alignment bars, each alignment bar extending between said tube and said sleeve wherein said sleeve is held in position within said tube, said alignment bars being spaced around said sleeve wherein said alignment bars align said sleeve in said tube; a support positioned in said sleeve between said top end and said bottom end wherein said support is configured for supporting the post in said sleeve above said bottom end; sand positioned in said sleeve, said sand extending downwardly from said support; concrete positioned between said tube and said sleeve wherein said sleeve is held in position within said tube; and a layer of drain stone positioned in said tube under said concrete, said sleeve extending into said layer of drain stone wherein a medial portion of said layer of drain stone is positioned in said sleeve under said sand.