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A shelf bracket designed to adapt a standard vehicle ashtray into an open receptacle for retaining items, such as beverage containers, in a way that resists both horizontal and vertical motion. The shelf bracket consists of a planar shelf positioned horizontally over the ashtray and is secured in po

A shelf bracket designed to adapt a standard vehicle ashtray into an open receptacle for retaining items, such as beverage containers, in a way that resists both horizontal and vertical motion. The shelf bracket consists of a planar shelf positioned horizontally over the ashtray and is secured in position by an ashtray straddling means that consists of at least one pair of downwardly extending rigid tabs positioned on each side of the shelf. The distance between the tabs of each individual pair is slightly less than the thickness of an ashtray wall and the distance between the two opposing tab pairs is approximately equal to the width of the vehicle ashtray, thus allowing each of the ashtray side walls to be inserted between a pair of tabs which clamp firmly against the side wall. A strap securing means is provided to restrain vertical movement of the shelf by tightly securing the straddling means around a bottom of the vehicle ashtray, and a receptacle means is rigidly secured to the top surface of the shelf for retaining items. Additionally, a cylindrical holder means can be inserted into the receptacle means, the holder means designed to accept and retain a beverage container motionless therein.

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A combination comprising: a vehicle ashtray; a rigid shelf having opposing surfaces, the shelf covering at least a portion of an opening in the vehicle ashtray with one of the opposing surfaces in contact therewith; ashtray straddling means integral with the shelf, engaging opposing side walls of th

A combination comprising: a vehicle ashtray; a rigid shelf having opposing surfaces, the shelf covering at least a portion of an opening in the vehicle ashtray with one of the opposing surfaces in contact therewith; ashtray straddling means integral with the shelf, engaging opposing side walls of the vehicle ashtray, securing the shelf thereto; a securing strap means extending around at least a portion of the ashtray, the ashtray being encircled by the shelf and the strap means; a receptacle means, the receptacle means being fixed to the other of the opposing surfaces, and oriented to receive and retain items therein; wherein the ashtray straddling means comprises, on each of the two opposing sides of the planar shelf, at least one pair of parallel stiff tabs, wherein the stiff tabs are capable of straddling opposing side walls in the vehicle ashtray with a secure tension fit.