Patent ID: 8608037

Claim:
An article support device for attachment to an automobile steering wheel, comprising: a supportive backing member having a forward and rear surface and a top and bottom edge; a shelf member removably secured to said supportive backing member forward surface; a shelf lip secured along an outer edge of said shelf member, said shelf lip extends perpendicular to said shelf member and parallel to said supportive backing member forward surface; a plurality of pairs of engagement slots disposed in pairs along said backing member, a first pair being disposed near said top edge, a second pair disposed near said bottom edge, and one or more pairs disposed therebetween; said shelf member removably secured to said backing member via a plurality of brackets that engage a pair of said engaging slots, wherein said self member is capable of engaging said backing member in an inverted orientation; a securing means comprising a pair of hooks rotatably and slideably secured to channels within a pair of sliding rails via a pair of wingnuts, and a pair of securing brackets secured within said channels within said sliding rails, and wherein said securing brackets rotatably secure said sliding rails to said supportive backing member rear surface; said hooks comprising a flat intermediate member joining two members each perpendicular to the flat intermediate member, wherein one of said perpendicular members on each of said hooks is connected to said sliding rails, and wherein said flat members allow the hooks to form a freestanding stand to support the supportive backing member when the flat members are placed upon a flat surface.