Patent ID: 8708408
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An assembly for supporting an item comprising: a housing having an opening; a first support member slidably mounted on said housing and movable along a first direction between a retracted position, wherein a distal portion of said first support member is disposed in said opening, and an extended position, wherein said distal portion of said first support member extends outwardly from said opening, wherein said distal portion includes a support surface adapted to support an item; a second support member movably mounted on said first support member such that a distal portion of said second support member is movable in a second direction that is normal to said first direction between a first position and a second position that is further spaced from said distal portion of said first support member, wherein said distal portion of said second support member includes a support surface adapted to provide support for the item when said distal portion of said second support member is in said second position; and a support rod having a first end connected to said first support member and a second end connected to said second support member, wherein said support rod is angled relative to a third direction which is normal to the first and second directions when said distal portion of said second support member is in said second position.