A support pole system for supporting articles above the ground or earth includes a support pole formed from at least two elongated pole sections that are movably coupled together so that the pole sections can be moved relative to one another between collapsed and extended positions to shorten and lengthen the support pole. An article head piece is coupled to an upper end of the support pole for attaching articles to the support pole. A base assembly couples to the lower end of the support pole and has a stake configured for insertion into the ground or earth for supporting the support pole in an upright position. The stake has projecting members that engage the ground or earth when the stake is inserted therein to prevent rotation of the stake about the longitudinal axis of the stake. A cross member is positioned at an upper end of the stake to form a footrest to facilitate insertion of the stake into the ground or earth.

An adjustable support for a panel is provided to allow control of the height and the tilt angle of the panel. The support includes a hollow cylindrical base having an outer diameter D.sub.1; a first hollow piston having an outer diameter D.sub.2 threadably engaged with the base; a second hollow piston having an outer diameter D.sub.3 threadably engaged with the first piston; a third piston having an outer diameter D.sub.4 threadably engaged with the second piston, such that D.sub.1>D.sub.2>D.sub.3>D.sub.4. A ball pod extends from the third piston and accommodates a ball attached to the panel. One or more stepper motors are provided, where each stepper motor is coupled to a bottom portion of a respective piston, and a rotor of each stepper motor is configured to rotate the corresponding piston, thereby causing the piston to move along a longitudinal axis of the support.

A configurable support for an autonomous firefighting tower is mainly used as an unmanned, single leg firefighting tower that extinguishes fires in smaller scale areas. The configurable support includes a support member, a supply pipe, a pipe inlet, and a leg-engagement feature. The support member is the main structure that houses the supply pipe. The supply pipe allows fluid to flow from a water supply and out of the support member. The pipe inlet allows a water supply hose or similar conduit to be hermetically attached to the supply pipe. The leg-engagement feature allows the configurable support to receive an extension leg in order to be situated on a ground surface when the configurable support is combined with the multiple configurable supports to form an unmanned, multiple leg firefighting tower.

A configurable support for an autonomous firefighting tower is mainly used as an unmanned, single leg firefighting tower that extinguishes fires in smaller scale areas. The configurable support includes a support member, a supply pipe, a pipe inlet, and a leg-engagement feature. The support member is the main structure that houses the supply pipe. The supply pipe allows fluid to flow from a water supply and out of the support member. The pipe inlet allows a water supply hose or similar conduit to be hermetically attached to the supply pipe. The leg-engagement feature allows the configurable support to receive an extension leg in order to be situated on a ground surface when the configurable support is combined with the multiple configurable supports to form an unmanned, multiple leg firefighting tower.

A telescoping device mount is configured to hold an electronic device. The telescoping device mount is configured to fully extend or fully retract the electronic device. The telescoping device mount includes a telescoping post, a mount segment, and a base. The telescoping post includes an inner post segment and an outer post segment. The mount segment is configured to secure an electronic device thereto. The mount segment includes an outer collar slidably securable to the outer post segment of the telescoping post. The base is secured to the inner post segment such that the outer post segment telescopes relative to the inner post segment. In a fully retracted position, the electronic device is proximate to the base and/or an underlying surface.

A rear door shelf assembly having a mounting base portion and a shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion for moving between an open position and a closed position. A spring-loaded prop rod is rotatably connected to the assembly. Storage features are connectable to the prop rod to provide multi-functionality of the assembly as a utility table and a storage unit. A one-touch latching mechanism holds the shelf in the closed position.

A mechanical arm assembly which has two arm members connected by an elbow. The movable connectors at the end of each arm are connected by belts or the like to a locking mechanism at the elbow such that engaging the locking mechanism simultaneously locks both movable connectors as well as the elbow.

A lattice bearing support includes a circular inner structure having a center axis and an inner radial surface, an inner rim projecting axially inward from the circular inner structure toward the center axis, a circular outer structure located outward of the circular inner structure with respect to the center axis and having an outer radial surface, an outer radial flange on the circular outer structure that projects radially outward from the outer radial surface, and a number of struts extending radially between the circular inner structure and the circular outer structure.

A standing hook comprises a substantially hollow upright member, a cap, a support member, and a hook portion. The upright member comprises first and second ends, with the second end being configured to be inserted into the ground. The cap is attached to, and covers, the first end. The support member is rigidly attached to the upright member between the first and second ends. The hook portion extends from the upright member and comprises one or more structural portions. At least one of the structural portions comprises a hook for supporting one or more objects. The hook portion is substantially solid.

The invention comprises a pocket carryable, width/length adjustable, rectilinear phone support assembly, arranged to permit various safe, secure manipulable orientations thereof while supporting a mobile phone. The phone support assembly comprises a pair of 1.sup.st corner arm assemblies and a pair of 2.sup.nd corner arm assemblies intermatingly attached to one another. The 1.sup.st corner support members are arranged diagonally across from one another and the 2.sup.nd corner arm assemblies are arranged diagonally across from one another. Each 1.sup.st corner arm assembly meets with the respective receiving member and in a member of an adjacent 2.sup.nd corner arm assembly, and wherein each corner arm assembly has a corner hub with an elongated receiving member and an elongated inner member extending from the corner hub at an angle of 90° with respect to one another. The assembly includes a swivelable, fully articulable telescopable leg extending from a lower portion of each corner hub so as to adjustably arrange the phone support assembly and a comfortable and easily viewable manner.