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US 8,770,527 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for installing a post mount
AssigneeVinylast, Inc.
InventorsSteven J. Leary, Benjamin Yin
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for installing a post mount. In one embodiment, a support block for use in securing a post mount includes a body having a first end and a second end and an adjustment mechanism formed integrally with the first end of the body, by which a vertical orientation of a post mount incorporating the support block can be adjusted.
Claims9
A post mount, comprising:
- a support pipe having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixed to a support surface;
- and
- a support block secured to the second end of the support pipe, the support block comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism formed with the second end of the body, the adjustment mechanism comprising:
- a first plate separable from the body and disposed on an exterior side of the second end;
- and
- a second plate stacked under the first plate in a direction extending from the second end to the first end, the second plate being separable from the body, and fully disposed within an interior side of the second end, and positioned to collectively form a cross shape with the first plate,
- wherein the adjustment mechanism allows the post mount to be plumbed in a vertically aligned manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.