Adjustable television stand

1. An adjustable stand, comprising:

a support;

a pair of upper brackets engaged with and adjustable along the support;

a pair of lower brackets engaged with and adjustable along the support;

an upper clamp member connected to and adjustable relative to the upper brackets; and

a lower clamp member operatively connected to and adjustable relative to the lower brackets; wherein:

one of the upper and lower clamp members comprises a pair of flange portions each disposed between the support and one of the upper and lower brackets via a grooved portion of the one of the upper and lower brackets; and

the upper and lower clamp members are configured to cooperate to position an apparatus relative to the support.

2. The adjustable stand of claim 1 wherein the upper clamp member comprises the pair of flange portions, and each of the flange portions is disposed between the support and one of the upper brackets.

3. The adjustable stand of claim 1 wherein the lower clamp member comprises the pair of flange portions, and each of the flange portions is disposed between the support and one of the lower brackets.

4. The adjustable stand of claim 1 wherein:

each of the pair of upper brackets is adjustable in a first plane;

each of the pair of lower brackets is adjustable in the first plane; and

the upper and lower clamp members are each adjustable in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane.

5. The adjustable stand of claim 1 wherein the support comprises first and second supports each having a pair of channels defined in a side thereof, wherein the sides of the first and second supports having the channels are substantially opposed to one another.

6. The adjustable stand of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of receiver members each slidably disposed within one of the channels.

7. The adjustable stand of claim 6 wherein:

a first one of the upper brackets engages the first support adjacent a first one of the plurality of receiver members; and

a second one of the upper brackets engages the second support adjacent a second one of the plurality of receiver members.

8. The adjustable stand of claim 6 wherein:

a first one of the lower brackets engages the first support adjacent a first one of the plurality of receiver members; and

a second one of the lower brackets engages the second support adjacent a second one of the plurality of receiver members.

9. The adjustable stand of claim 5 further comprising a panel disposed between the first and second supports, the panel having at least one stop member disposed thereon.

10. The adjustable stand of claim 1 wherein the apparatus is a television.

11. An adjustable stand, comprising:

a support comprising first and second L-shaped supports;

at least one upper bracket engaged with and adjustable along the support;

at least one lower bracket engaged with and adjustable along the support;

an upper clamp member operatively connected to the at least one upper bracket; and

a lower clamp member operatively connected to the at least one lower bracket, wherein:

the upper and lower clamp members are adjustable relative to the corresponding at least one upper and lower brackets;

the upper and lower clamp members cooperate to hold an apparatus therebetween;

the first L-shaped support has a first face lying in a first plane;

the second L-shaped support has a second face lying in a second plane;

the first and second planes are substantially parallel;

the first face includes a pair of upper slots formed therethrough and a pair of lower slots formed therethrough;

the second face includes a pair of upper slots formed therethrough and a pair of lower slots formed therethrough;

the upper slots of the second face correspond to the upper slots of the first face; and

the lower slots of the second face correspond to the lower slots of the first face.

12. The adjustable stand of claim 11 wherein:

the at least one upper bracket includes a pair of upper brackets;

a first one of the upper brackets engages the first L-shaped support adjacent the upper slots of the first L-shaped support; and

a second one of the upper brackets engages the second L-shaped support adjacent the upper slots of the second L-shaped support.

13. The adjustable stand of claim 12 wherein:

the at least one lower bracket includes a pair of lower brackets;

a first one of the lower brackets engages the first L-shaped support adjacent the lower slots of the first L-shaped support; and

a second one of the lower brackets engages the second L-shaped support adjacent the lower slots of the second L-shaped support.

14. The adjustable stand of claim 13 further comprising a plurality of connectors and a corresponding plurality of nuts for releasably securing each of the upper and lower brackets with a corresponding one of the first and second L-shaped supports.

15. The adjustable stand of claim 11 further comprising a first stop member disposed on the first L-shaped support and a second stop member disposed on the second L-shaped support.

16. An adjustable television stand, comprising:

first and second clamp assemblies configured to cooperate to position a television relative to a support, the first and second clamp assemblies each including:

a pair of brackets each including an elongated opening and slidably engaged with the support via a first connector extending through the elongated opening; and

a member slidably engaged with each of the brackets and configured to interface the television;

wherein the brackets are each adjustable in a first plane and the member is adjustable in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and wherein the brackets each include a plurality of apertures each configured to receive one of a plurality of second connectors.

17. The adjustable television stand of claim 16 wherein:

the elongated opening is a first elongated opening;

the member includes a holding portion and a pair of flange portions; and

the flange portions each have a second elongated opening configured to receive the first connector.

18. The adjustable television stand of claim 17 wherein the brackets each include a grooved portion configured to slidably receive one of the flange portions.

19. The adjustable television stand of claim 17 wherein the holding portion includes:

a first restraint;

a second restraint extending substantially perpendicular from the first restraint; and

a third restraint extending obliquely from the second restraint.

20. The adjustable television stand of claim 16 wherein the support includes first and second supports each having a pair of channels extending along a length thereof.

21. The adjustable television stand of claim 20 further comprising a plurality of receiver members each slidably disposed in one of the channels.

22. The adjustable television stand of claim 21 wherein:

each of the plurality of receiver members has a first threaded aperture configured to receive the first connector; and

each of the plurality of receiver members has a second threaded aperture configured to receive one of the plurality of second connectors.

23. An adjustable stand, comprising:

a support;

a pair of upper brackets engaged with and adjustable along the support;

a pair of lower brackets engaged with and adjustable along the support;

an upper clamp member connected to and adjustable relative to the upper brackets; and

a lower clamp member operatively connected to and adjustable relative to the lower brackets; wherein:

the upper clamp member comprises first and second flange portions;

the first flange portion is disposed between the support and a first one of the upper brackets via a grooved portion of the first upper bracket;

the second flange portion is disposed between the support and a second one of the upper brackets via a grooved portion of the second upper bracket;

the lower clamp member comprises third and fourth flange portions;

the third flange portion is disposed between the support and a first one of the lower brackets via a grooved portion of the first lower bracket;

the fourth flange portion is disposed between the support and a second one of the lower brackets via a grooved portion of the second lower bracket; and

the upper and lower clamp members are configured to cooperate to position an apparatus relative to the support.

24. An adjustable television stand, comprising:

first and second clamp assemblies configured to cooperate to position a television relative to first and second supports, wherein the first and second supports each have a pair of channels extending along a length thereof, and wherein the first and second clamp assemblies each include:

a pair of brackets each including an elongated opening and slidably engaged with a corresponding one of the first and second supports via a connector extending through the elongated opening; and

a member slidably engaged with each of the brackets and configured to interface the television;

wherein the brackets are each adjustable in a first plane and the member is adjustable in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane.

25. The adjustable television stand of claim 24 wherein the connector is a first connector and the brackets each include a plurality of apertures each configured to receive one of a plurality of second connectors.

26. The adjustable television stand of claim 24 wherein:

the elongated opening is a first elongated opening;

the member includes a holding portion and a pair of flange portions; and

the flange portions each have a second elongated opening configured to receive the connector.

27. The adjustable television stand of claim 26 wherein the brackets each include a grooved portion configured to slidably receive one of the flange portions.

28. The adjustable television stand of claim 26 wherein the holding portion includes:

a first restraint;

a second restraint extending substantially perpendicular from the first restraint; and

a third restraint extending obliquely from the second restraint.

29. The adjustable television stand of claim 24 further comprising a plurality of receiver members each slidably disposed in one of the channels.

30. The adjustable television stand of claim 29 wherein:

the connector is a first connector;

each of the plurality of receiver members has a first threaded aperture configured to receive the first connector; and

each of the plurality of receiver members has a second threaded aperture configured to receive a second connector.