Patent ID: 8104753

Claim:
A support for supporting one or more items in use, said support comprising: at least first and second members, each having a support surface or element configured such that a space is defined between the support surfaces or elements, and an adjustment means is configured to allow adjustment of the space between the support surfaces or elements; where first ends of said first and second members are joined together via a hinge arrangement to allow said first and second members to be pivoted relative to each other to allow clamping and unclamping on an item located between said members; where the hinge arrangement is disposed at first ends of the first and second support members, and includes a first hinge element joined to a base of the first support member and a second hinge element joined to a base of the second support member, with a hinge connection joining the two hinge elements together; where the adjustment means includes a plurality of slots defined in the first hinge element; where one or more support feet are coupled to the bases of the first and second support members spaced apart from the first ends of the first and second support members, the support feet configured to contact a floor surface on which the support means is used, and where protrusions associated with the first support member are slidably mounted in said slots and are configured to be secured at a position corresponding to a desired spacing between the support surfaces or elements and to secure the first hinge element at a suitable position on the base of the first support member.