Folding, extensible holder

In a holder for use in supporting elongated, generally rectilinear, substantially flat objects, said holder having an elongated, generally rectangular base and upstanding ends located at opposed ends of said base, said upstanding ends being shaped so as to engage and support objects held in said holder in a vertical position the improvement which comprises:

• said base being formed so as to include two separate sections, one of said sections being located adjacent to one of said upstanding ends, the other of said sections being located adjacent to the other of said upstanding ends,
• interfitting tongue and groove means for adjustably connecting said sections located on said sections, said tongue and groove means on said sections being capable of being manipulated so as to vary the length of said base so as to allow said holder to be utilized with objects of varying lengths,
• co-acting detent means capable of being snapped apart located on said sections for holding said sections relative to one another in various positions such that the spacing between said upstanding ends approximately corresponds to standard lengths of various objects capable of being held in said holder,
• said ends are pivotally mounted upon said sections and are capable of being pivoted between a flat folded position in which they extend along said position and a normal position in which they extend outwardly from said base, and
• other co-acting resilient detent means capable of being snapped apart for holding said ends so that they extend outwardly from said base.