Mounting for roadside mailbox

Mounting for a roadside mailbox, wherein:

• the mounting includes a mailbox-receiving arm, and a groundpost;
• the mounting includes a journal bearing means and a thrust bearing means, for pivoting the arm about a pivot axis relative to the groundpost;
• the bearing means are so arranged that the said pivot axis between the arm and the ground post is inclined at a substantial angle to the vertical;
• the journal bearing means includes a journal bearing rotor and a journal bearing stator;
• the journal bearing stator comprises an upper portion of the said groundpost;
• the journal bearing rotor comprises a tube, the tube being unitary with the arm;
• the tube has an upper end and a lower end, and includes a cap, which closes off the said upper end of the tube;
• the arrangement of the mounting is such that the cap of the tube lies in operative engagement against the top of the groundpost;
• the thrust bearing means includes a thrust bearing rotor and a thrust bearing stator;
• the thrust bearing means is so disposed and arranged that the weight of the arm is transmitted to the groundpost by direct rubbing contact between the thrust bearing rotor and the thrust bearing stato during pivoting of the arm;
• the thrust bearing stator comprises the top of the groundpost;
• the thrust bearing rotor comprises the cap;
• the lower end of the tube extends a substantial distance down the groundpost from the said thrust bearing means;
• the lower end of the tube is in direct rubbing engagement with the groundpost during pivoting of the arm;
• and the diameter of the tube is so dimensioned, in relation to the diameter of the post, as to provide a substantial diametral clearance between the lower end of the tube and the post.