Patent ID: 7997545
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A pivoting support structure for supporting items to be fastened to a vertical structure comprising: a support arm having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg connected at an orthogonal angle; at least a portion of the horizontal leg supporting at least one item; a mounting arm having a upper horizontal portion, a lower horizontal portion and a vertical portion between the upper horizontal portion and the lower horizontal portion; the mounting arm fixedly attached to the support arm along the vertical portion; the mounting arm also having a top opening and a bottom opening positioned to accept a shaft; a spring surrounding at least a portion of the shaft between the upper horizontal portion and the lower horizontal portion of the mounting arm; the shaft positioned throughout a support tube having an upper angled support tube and a lower angled support tube, the shaft being rotatable within at least portions of the support tube; the upper angled support tube having a fixed portion and a positioning portion; the fixed portion being rigidly restrained from rotation; the positioning portion being rotatably repositionable with respect to the fixed portion to reposition the support arm; and the mounting arm lower horizontal portion being fixedly attached to the lower angled support tube so that lateral forces transmitted to the mounting arm will rotate the lower horizontal portion and additionally bias the spring.