Vehicle valet rack

A rack removeably mountable on a tire of a vehicle to support an elongated item supported on a ground surface in a generally upright position, comprising:

• a mounting bracket removeably mountable on an outward face of the tire, and
• a support member extending upwardly from the mounting bracket, including
• a horizontally extending rake bar at an upper end of the support member and spaced outwardly from and parallel to a side of the vehicle, and
• a plurality of horizontal tines spaced along and extending outwardly from the rake bar, wherein
• the tines engage with and retain an upper section of the item, and the mounting bracket including
• a generally U-shaped horizontal mounting member to position the mounting bracket horizontally on the face of the tire, including
• a first segment extending horizontally across the face of the tire and
• opposing second segments engaging opposing points on a circumference of the tire and extending across a part of a tread of the tire, and
• a generally U-shaped vertical mounting member to support the mounting bracket on the face of the tire, including
• a first segment extending vertically to an upper circumference of the tire,
• a second segment extending across the tread of the tire, and
• a third segment extending across a part of a back face of the tire to retain the mounting bracket against the outward face of the tire,
• a lower bracket extending outwards from the mounting bracket to engage and support a lower end of the support member, and
• an upper bracket extending outwards from the mounting bracket to engage and retain a mating section of the support member.