Patent ID: 6976663

Claim:
A device which is adapted to prevent objects from tipping over, said device comprising: a first element, said first element having a first surface and a second surface, a mounting bracket secured to one of said first and second surface, and means for attaching said first element to an object, a second element, said second element having a first surface and a second surface, a shaft secured to said first surface of said second element, and means for securing said shaft to said mounting bracket, and wherein said shaft has a length, and means for adjusting said length, and wherein said means for adjusting said length of said shaft comprises said shaft being made in a plurality of adjacent sections, and each adjacent section being separated from another adjacent section by a score line, and a second means for adjusting the length of said shaft, said second means comprising: said mounting bracket has an aperture extending through a top surface of said mounting bracket, and said shaft has a plurality of apertures extending along said length, and one of said plurality of apertures, extending along said length of said shaft, aligns with said aperture extending through said top surface of said mounting bracket when said shaft is inserted into said mounting bracket, and means, engaging said one of said plurality of apertures and said aperture extending through said top surface of said mounting bracket, for securing said mounting bracket and said shaft together.