Post socket

A system for securing a post, the system comprising:

• a post;
• and
• a post socket comprising:
• a housing;
• a compressible sleeve within the housing, the sleeve arranged to receive at least a portion of the post therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a grip section, the grip section being adjustably moveable between a first grip position in which the sleeve has a first internal width and a second grip position in which the sleeve has a second internal width, the second internal width being less than the first internal width;
• a lever arm rotatably attached to the housing at a first pivot point, the lever arm configured to rotate in a working plane, the working plane extending radially from and coplanar with the compressible sleeve's longitudinal axis;
• and
• an actuator configured to rotate the lever arm around the first pivot point;
• wherein the grip section is rotatably attached to the lever arm at a second pivot point, the lever arm arranged to move the grip section, from the first grip position to the second grip position, to grip and thus retain at least a portion of the post within the sleeve.