Patent ID: 8047423

Claim:
A pivotable mailbox support including lower and upper posts arranged for connection along a mounting axis, an angularly projecting mailbox support arm fixed to said upper post; said lower post including a ground anchor end and extending to a first connecting end having a first bore extending along said mounting axis; said upper post extending to a second connecting end and having a second bore extending along said mounting axis, said second bore being axially aligned with said first bore when said upper post is mounted to said lower post; a shaft disposed within said first and second bores to mount said posts together, said upper post being rotatable about said shaft; and a bearing and detent assembly mounted to said first and second connecting ends, said assembly including a plurality of bearing members secured to said first and second connecting ends providing opposed flat bearing surfaces for supporting said mounted posts, said bearing members including bearing openings aligned with said bores, said shaft extending within said bores and through said bearing openings, and projection means being received in recess means to temporarily fix the rotational position of said posts about said mounting axis, said projection means disengaging from said recess means upon rotation of said upper post and sliding along said flat bearing surface.