Surgical drape support apparatus

Surgical drape support appartus including a horizontal base frame having a longitudinal section, transverse sections extending from said longitudinal section adjacent the ends thereof, said transverse sections being disposed substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal section, a support section extending generally vertically from said longitudinal section adjacent one of said transverse sections, an upper section extending from said support section adjacent the free end thereof, said upper section extending generally horizontally from said support section substantially parallel to and above said transverse section closest thereto, said upper section and said support section having passages therethrough and a plurality of spaced openings along at least a portion of their lengths communicating with said passages, said openings being oriented toward the area circumscribed by and projected upwardly from said base frame, said apparatus including means for adapting said passages to a source of positive or negative air pressure.