Patent ID: 8162269

Claim:
A cable support system, comprising: a base that adhesively adheres to an attachment surface of a vehicle, the base having an elliptically shaped cross section with a major diameter that forms opposite pointed ends of an ellipse; telescopic segments connected to the base that extend and retract in length in a telescopic arrangement; a cable receptacle attached to an end portion of a final segment of the telescopic segments, the cable receptacle having a generally U-shaped cross-section receiving therein a portion of a cable; a control system installed in the base and wirelessly receiving instructions; a portable communication device wirelessly providing the instructions to the control system, the portable communication device is selected from the group consisting of a laptop, a personal digital assistant, and a telephone; and at least one mechanical drive mechanism connected to the final segment of the telescopic segments and responding to the control system to extend and retract at least the final segment.