Patent ID: 6957463

Claim:
A device useful for supporting various items, including portions of a human subject, which comprises: a) a base portion having a first leg portion and a second leg portion; b) a first fixed vertical support having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion of said first vertical support is attached to said base portion such that said second end portion of said first fixed vertical support extends upwardly in a substantially perpendicular fashion from said base portion, said first fixed vertical support further comprising a hole disposed therethrough; c) a first slidable vertical support having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a longest length dimension, and further comprising an interiorly-disposed slot oriented parallel to its longest length dimension, said first slidable vertical support being disposed so that its first end portion is in closer proximity to said base portion than its second end portion; d) a second fixed vertical support having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion of said second vertical support is attached to said base portion such that said second end portion of said second fixed vertical support extends upwardly in a substantially perpendicular fashion from said base portion, said second fixed vertical support further comprising a hole disposed therethrough; e) a second slidable vertical support having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a longest length dimension, and further comprising an interiorly-disposed slot oriented parallel to its longest length dimension, said second slidable vertical support being disposed so that its first end portion is in closer proximity to said base portion than its second end portion; f) a first fastening means commonly disposed through said hole in said first fixed vertical support and said slot in said first slidable vertical support; g) a second fastening means commonly disposed through said hole in said second fixed vertical support and said slot in said second slidable vertical support; h) an upper support member having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a length dimension, wherein said upper support member is pivotally attached to the second end portion of each of said slidable vertical supports at a different location along the length of said upper support member; i) a surface disposed on said upper support member.