Patent ID: 8196877

Claim:
A method of supporting a construction item comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface, said first surface being associated with an elevated surface a predefined distance above a lower surface, said method comprising the steps of: providing a pressure plate comprising a first side defining a pole-ball-socket-receiver disposed in the approximate center of said pressure plate and a second side defining a substantially flat pressure surface wherein said pressure surface is associated with said second surface of said construction item; associating the ball section of a pole-ball-socket with said pole-ball-socket-receiver forming a secure movable association; associating a flexible pole structure with the pole-receiver section of said pole-ball-socket; wherein said flexible pole structure is one of (a) a flexible pole having a length longer than the distance between said elevated surface and said lower surface; and (b) a first flexible pole movably associated with a second pole in a telescopic configuration extended to an overall length that is longer than the distance between said elevated surface and said lower surface; and wedging the flexible pole structure between said elevated surface and said lower surface thereby forming a bow in the flexible pole structure thereby causing said pressure surface to generate a supporting force against said second surface of said construction item.