Patent ID: 8763980

Claim:
A fence post support comprising: a support block having a face, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, the support block further including a groove extending in the support block; and a fence post bracket attached to the block support, the fence post bracket formed of a generally planar material having a length, a width, and a thickness, the thickness being relatively thin in comparison to the length and width, the fence post bracket comprising: a main body for attaching within the groove of the face of the block support; a first end attached to or integral with the main body, the first end shaped to form a sleeve having at least two sides that meet at a right angle, the sleeve being structured to accept a fence post within the sleeve and to support such a fence post adjacent to the first side of the block support in a vertical direction, and the sleeve having apertures through which a fastener may be used to fasten such a fence post to the sleeve.