Article supporting device

Claim 1

An article supporting device comprising a square pillar supported in a vertical position, a pair of identically shaped metal members fixed on said square pillar in a symmetrical manner on two faces of the square pillar at a desired height, each of the metal members having a portion engaging with the adjacent surface of the pillar, flange-like bent portions provided at both sides of said pillar-engaging portion, and a protecting bent portion contiguous to one of the flange-like bent portions, fastening means extending through said flange-like bent portion securing said metal members together in clamped relation upon said pillar, said pillar engaging portion of the metal member further having outwardly projected portions and extending essentially normal thereto, said protecting bent portions overlying exposed ends of the fastening means, at least one fixing member having holes to be engaged with said outwardly projected portions of he metal members thereby to fix the fixing member to the outward surface of the pillar-engaging portion of the metal member, and an article supporting member pivotally hinged to the fixing member so that the article supporting member can be held in either of the horizontally extended working position or in the upwardly set back non-working position.