Mailbox support

Claim 1

A rural mailbox support comprising: a post having a generally vertical axis, an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being adapted to be anchored in the ground; a mailbox support arm having an aperture of predetermined size and shape adjacent a first end thereof; a lockring fixedly attached to said post; a stopper ring spaced from said lockring along said post and fixedly attached to said post; a movable ring located on said post between said lockring and said stopper, said movable ring having an integral yoke member with at least first and second adjacent exterior surfaces extending at different angles to the vertical and aligned apertures in said member, said aligned apertures being of different size from said support arm aperture; a pin member extending through said aligned apertures and through said support arm aperture to hold said first end of said support arm within said yoke member so that said arm can move linearly in a plane roughly perpendicular to said post; a locking pin extending from said support arm for normally engaging said first surface of said yoke member for maintaining said support arm in a normal position and for engaging said second surface when said support art is linearly moved and then rotated about said pin member to cause said locking pin to move along said first surface to said second surface and along said second surface to a position such that said locking pin maintains said support arm in said servicing position; extendable support means coupled between said post and said support arm for enabling the movement of said support arm between said normal position and said servicing position and exerting a force urging said support arm towards said post so as to hold said support arm in either said servicing or normal position by the engagement of said locking pin with said first or second surfaces, respectively, and means operatively associated with said movable ring for normally maintaining said movable ring in said normal position.