Patent ID: 7543785

Claim:
A wire support for supporting a sheet material from a base surface, the sheet material having a plurality of void areas, comprising: a first wire comprising a one piece member having a first lower section, a first intermediate section and a first upper section; a second wire comprising a one piece member and having a second lower section, a second intermediate section and a second upper section; each of said first and second wires being identical to one another; said first and second wires being spirally twisted along said first and second intermediate sections forming a first and a second intertwined helix to provide an upright support; said first and second lower sections of said first and second wires extending outwardly in opposite directions from said upright support and terminating in first and second lower distal area extending generally parallel to said upright support for enabling said first and second lower distal area of said first and second lower sections to be inserted into the base surface to mount the wire support; said first and second upper sections of said first and second wires having an first and second upper regions extending outwardly in opposite directions from said upright support and terminating in first and second upper distal area extending generally parallel to said upright support for insertion into two of the plurality of void areas of the sheet material to support the sheet material relative to the base surface; an upper end of said upright support defining a minor length whereat said first and said second wires are untwisted to provide a first and a second spaced apart straight portion of said first and said second wires, respectively; and said first and second upper regions extending outwardly at an angle toward said first and second lower sections of said first and second wires, respectively, for enabling the sheet material to be inserted between said first and second spaced apart straight portions to lateral support the sheet material therein.