Fixture and mounting assembly for a fence post

A post assembly comprising:

• a hollow post having a square inner cross-section defined by four inner walls;
• a pipe including a longitudinal axis disposed within said post, said pipe extending from a base surface;
• and
• at least one fixture disposed within said post, said fixture comprising
• a fitting having a bore, said pipe disposed within said bore,
• a web extending from said fitting transverse to said longitudinal axis of said pipe, and
• four friction plates extending at obtuse angles from said web toward the base surface to form a hollow cavity underlying said web at least one of said friction plates having an access notch in a center portion thereof, through which a first fastener can be engaged to secure said fixture to said support structure, each friction plate having a first surface that engages one of said inner walls of said post along a portion thereof, said friction plates positioned so that each of said inner walls of said post are frictionally engaged by a separate friction plate, said bore being disposed within said hollow cavity on one side of said web and above said hollow cavity on a second side of said web, said bore having apertures to permit a fastener to be threaded therein.

A fixture for mounting a hollow post comprising:

• a fitting having a cylindrical bore adapted to receive a support pipe, said bore having a longitudinal axis;
• a rectangular plate having four peripheral edges and extending outwardly from said fitting perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said fitting positioned centrally with respect to said plate;
• and
• a plurality of friction plates, at least two of said friction plates being resiliently biased and extending outwardly at obtuse angles from opposing edges of said rectangular plate, the friction plates including access notches to permit entry of a fastener to said bore, said access notches being positioned approximately at the center of the friction plates such that perpendicular approach of the fastener relative to the friction plates will cause said fastener to extend into the support pipe, the friction plates being resiliently biased from said web.