Post Mount Installation Device And Method Of Use

A mounting base installation device comprising:

• a first pipe configured to be removably attachable to a first post mount, the first pipe being circumferentially complementary to the first post mount, wherein the first pipe is configured for selective insertion into the first post mount for removably attaching the first pipe to the first post mount;
• a second pipe attached to and extending perpendicularly from the first pipe, such that an upper limit of the second pipe is substantially coplanar with an upper end of the first post mount, and such that the second pipe is substantially parallel to an imaginary line extending between the first post mount and a location for installation of a second post mount;
• a third pipe slidably attached to the second pipe, such that the third pipe is selectively extensible from the second pipe, wherein a respective opposed end of the third pipe is configured for indicating a point adjacent to the location for installation of the second post mount, the third pipe being circumferentially complementary to the second pipe, such that the third pipe is slidable within the second pipe, each of the first pipe, the second pipe, and the third pipe have a cross-sectional profile, the cross-sectional profile of each of the first pipe, the second pipe, and the third pipe being square;
• a collar attached to and extending circumferentially around the first pipe proximate to an upper terminus of the first pipe, wherein a lower limit of the collar is configured for resting upon the upper end of the first post mount upon insertion the of first pipe into the first post mount;
• a plate attached to and extending from the upper terminus of the first pipe;
• a spacer attached to a lower face of the plate distal from the first pipe, the spacer being attached to the second pipe, such that the upper limit of the second pipe is substantially coplanar with the lower limit of the collar;
• a fastener attached to the second pipe and being configured for enabling attachment of the second pipe to the third pipe for fixedly positioning the third pipe relative to the second pipe, the fastener comprising a pair of first holes, the first holes of the pair of first holes being opposingly positioned in the second pipe;
• a plurality of second holes positioned in the third pipe such that the second holes of the plurality of second holes are substantially evenly spaced between opposed ends of the third pipe and such that each second hole of the plurality of second holes is opposingly positioned in the third pipe relative to an associated second hole of the plurality of second holes;
• and
• a pin selectively insertable through the pair of first holes, a respective second hole, and an associated second hole for fixedly positioning the third pipe relative to the second pipe.

A method for installing post mounts comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of post mounts;
• providing a post mount installation device comprising:
• a first pipe configured to be removably attachable to a first post mount,
• a second pipe attached to and extending perpendicularly from the first pipe, such that an upper limit of the second pipe is substantially coplanar with an upper end of the first post mount, and such that the second pipe is substantially parallel to an imaginary line extending between the first post mount and a location for installation of a second post mount, and
• a third pipe slidably attached to the second pipe, such that the third pipe is selectively extensible from the second pipe, wherein a respective opposed end of the third pipe is configured for indicating a point adjacent to the location for installation of the second post mount;
• installing a first post mount;
• attaching the first pipe to the first post mount;
• extending the third pipe from the second pipe such that a respective opposed end of the third pipe is positioned to indicate a point adjacent to a location for installation of a second post mount;
• installing the first second mount;
• and
• repeating as necessary until all post mounts of the plurality of post mounts are installed.