Patent ID: 8226056

Claim:
A support for holding an object at a selected orientation within a motor vehicle, comprising: a post which is adjustable in length, which comprises a circumferential surface and a resilient expansion feature enabling the post to remain lodged between two opposed surfaces of the motor vehicle; and a shelf which is attached to the post and which comprises a platform for receiving the object, a retainer disposed to retain the object to the platform, and an angle adjuster which is disposed to vary an angle of the shelf at any selected orientation between vertical and horizontal when the post is vertically oriented, wherein the angle adjuster comprises a collar which encircles the post and is movable axially and angularly along the circumferential surface of the post and a fastener which engages the collar and is disposed to selectively fix the collar to the post at any selected axial position along the post and at any selected angular orientation relative to the post, the collar comprising a first end and an opposed second end located oppositely along the length of the collar, and the angle adjuster comprising an articulated arm comprising an upper section and a pivotally connected lower section, a first hinge disposed to connect the upper section pivotally to the collar at the first end of the collar proximate the post, and a second hinge disposed to connect the lower section pivotally to the shelf at the second end of the collar proximate the post.