Post mount assembly adapted to withstand a corrosive environment

Abstract

A post mount assembly adapted to resist the corrosive effects of sea air through the incorporation of a 100% stainless-steel hardware. The 100% stainless-steel hardware includes a post sleeve with a base plate for engaging a lower portion of a post, thereby providing a support structure not susceptible to corrosion, rust and other destabilizing natural processes possible in a high-saline, moist environments. The post mount assembly provides a leveling function that embodies a leveling plate disposed between the base plate and the supporting surface so that leveling fasteners can selectively raise at least a portion of the base plate relative to the (unlevel) supporting surface. Thereby, the post mount assembly maintains the structural integrity of supported handrails and/or handrail posts.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A post mount assembly, comprising:
 a post sleeve transversely joined to a base plate;   a plurality of base attachment holes spaced apart along the base plate;   a plurality of leveling holes spaced apart along the base plate; and   a leveling plate having a plurality of bottom attachment holes align with the plurality of base attachment holes, the leveling plate closing off an opening of each of the plurality of leveling holes.   
     
     
         2 . The post mount assembly of  claim 1  wherein the post mount assembly is made from 100% stainless steel. 
     
     
         3 . The post mount assembly of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of elongated fasteners for operatively associating with the pluralities of attachment holes, respectively; and a plurality of leveling bolts for operatively associated with the plurality of leveling holes, respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The post mount assembly of  claim 3  wherein the post mount assembly is made from 100% stainless steel. 
     
     
         5 . The post mount assembly of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of base attachment holes are oblong. 
     
     
         6 . The post mount assembly of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of base attachment holes and the plurality of leveling holes are alternatingly spaced apart. 
     
     
         7 . A post mount assembly made from a corrosion and rust proof material, comprising:
 a post sleeve transversely joined to a base plate;   a plurality of oblong base attachment holes spaced apart along the base plate;   a plurality of leveling holes spaced apart along the base plate, wherein the plurality of oblong base attachment holes and the plurality of leveling holes are alternatingly spaced apart;   a leveling plate having a plurality of bottom attachment holes align with the plurality of base attachment holes, the leveling plate closing off an opening of each of the plurality of leveling holes;   a plurality of elongated fasteners for operatively associating with the pluralities of attachment holes, respectively; and a plurality of leveling bolts for operatively associated with the plurality of leveling holes, respectively.   
     
     
         8 . The post mount assembly of  claim 7  wherein the corrosion and rust proof material is 100% stainless steel.