Abstract: A positioning device for holding a wide variety of items such as a trouble light or a flower pot. A block has a rod mounted to be slidable in it and the rod has a bar mounted on one end at right angles to the rod. The block has a indentation with grooves to secure the bar, the groove selected determining the position of the rod. A spring mounted about the rod between a clip on the rod and the mounting block retains the bar in the groove selected. The rod has a threaded end onto which a coupling is mounted and fastening means of various configurations are secured to the coupling. A bracket may be used to hold the mounting block.