text: reference is first made to fig1 - 7 , where it may be seen that in accordance with the present invention , the inventive caddy 10 comprises a base 12 . base 12 defines a shoulder 14 on the periphery 16 of caddy 10 . base 12 defines a top surface 18 . a plurality of walls is supported on top surface 18 . more particularly , l - shaped walls 20 are positioned at the corner of caddy 10 . t - shaped walls 22 are positioned at the forward and rearward ends 24 and 26 of caddy 10 . a plurality of gaps 28 are defined between the ends of adjacent walls . gaps 28 form catches for engaging objects held within caddy 10 . gaps 28 also allow a user to place an object like a cellular telephone or gps in caddy 10 with the power cord , for example , passing through a gap 28 . these catches are dimensioned to be large enough to engage objects likely to be carried in a car , such as the shank 27 of arms 29 of eyeglasses 31 , or the operative and elongated portion of keys . at the same time , but catches must be small enough not to allow objects to through the gaps . in accordance with the invention , l - shaped walls 20 and t - shaped walls 22 are sufficiently high to anchor objects commonly kept in an automobile . in addition , certain even larger objects , such as gloves will be anchored by the inventive caddy to the extent that they conform or may come to conform to the shape of caddy 10 . additional stability is provided by angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and by angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 . angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 are oriented to substantially transverse to each other . to the extent that angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 and engage portions of objects in caddy 10 which are positioned below the tops of angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 , they will tend to catch a variety of forms . this will be encouraged by their substantially transverse orientations , which effectively ensures that at least a portion of the gripper platforms will be oriented in a manner more likely to make such engagement . to the extent that portions of objects in caddy 10 are positioned above the tops of angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 , their smaller area will result in more weight per unit area of gripper platform surface , thus ensuring higher friction and thus a more effective gripping action , increasing the stability with which objects held in caddy 10 are maintained in a position . angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 may have a thickness ranging between 0 . 1 cm and 0 . 5 cm . similarly , because angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 32 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 34 are oriented substantially transverse to each other , on average they are more likely to effectively grip a variety of objects being subjected to substantially largely up - and - down vibrations and largely forward and rearward as well as leftward and rightward momentum was created by changes in the direction of the vehicle on the dashboard of which the inventive caddy 10 is positioned . the bottom surface 36 of base 12 is populated with angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 38 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 40 . angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 38 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 40 are oriented substantially transverse to each other . the diversity of orientation of angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 38 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 40 ensures good positional stability during vibrations and during the application of momentum forces . angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 38 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 40 may have a thickness ranging between 0 . 1 cm and 0 . 5 cm . in accordance with the invention , inventive caddy 10 may be made out of rubber or a similar synthetic material . materials having relatively high density , flexibility , a high coefficient of friction and compressibility are preferred . weight ensures that the bottom surface of the inventive caddy 10 is securely gripped by the dashboard . accordingly , high density material is desirable . it is contemplated that the inventive caddy may have a width between 8 cm and 24 cm , and a length between 24 cm and 72 cm . base 12 may have a thickness between 0 . 1 centimeters and 0 . 6 cm . l - shaped walls 20 and t - shaped walls 22 may have a thickness between 0 . 4 cm and 3 cm . gaps 28 may range between 0 . 2 and 0 . 8 cm . in use , the inventive caddy 10 is placed on the top of a dashboard 41 , as illustrated in fig1 , where it is retained in place by friction , on account of the rubbery conforming high friction surfaces of gripper platforms 38 and 40 . in accordance with the invention , objects are placed within the rectangular areas defined between l - shaped walls 20 and t - shaped walls 22 . to the extent that the dashboard of the automobile on which the inventive caddy 10 is placed , the combination of vibrations ( due to irregularities in the road surface over which a vehicle is driving ) and slant may cause migration of objects within caddy toward the forward portions 30 of l - shaped walls 20 and t - shaped walls 22 . turning to fig8 , it may be seen that in accordance with the invention , an alternative configuration or mechanism may be used to support the inventive caddy 110 . in this embodiment and in the other embodiments discussed below , parts performing analogous or similar functions are numbered with numbers which are different from the analogous parts in the earlier embodiment by multiples of a hundred , where this numbering convention is practical and convenient . bottom 136 may be provided with a layer of self - adhesive material 140 in place of the gripper platforms 40 of fig1 - 7 . self - adhesive material 140 is manufactured with and continues to carry until used a protective member , of conventional design , made of polymer film or paper 142 coated with a release agent 144 , such as wax . the thickness of paper 142 and release agent 144 is illustrated larger than scale for purposes of illustration . referring to fig9 , another alternative in accordance with the present invention is illustrated . more particularly , caddy 210 has a top service including an unobstructed area 246 which is adapted to receive printed matter , such as the trademark of a manufacturer . fig1 illustrates another alternative embodiment of the inventive caddy 310 including a bottom 336 having outer perimeterial wall 348 . because of its reduced contact area 350 , wall 348 has more of a tendency to conform to and form around irregularities in the dashboard surface , accordingly improving stability of the caddy 310 on the dashboard . wall 348 should be a height sufficient to maintain the large surface area of bottom 336 largely elevated above the dashboard . for example , wall 348 may have a height extending from bottom 336 of 0 . 2 cm to 0 . 6 cm . referring to fig1 and 12 , still yet another alternative embodiment of the inventive caddy 510 includes gripper platforms 532 which are elongated in the forward to rearward direction , but providing it a protection against momentum forces as the vehicle is turn to the right or to the left . alternatively , elongated gripper platforms may be provided extending from the right to the left to provide better stability for objects in the caddy during acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle . this is particularly of value in the case of deceleration some account of sudden braking by the driver . similarly , the bottom 536 of caddy 510 may be provided with elongated gripper walls 548 . turning to fig1 , a caddy 610 similar to the caddy in fig1 is illustrated . caddy 610 includes an open area 646 for receiving a printed imprint such as the trademark of a manufacturer . fig1 illustrates a caddy 710 constructed in accordance with the present invention and having an alternative bottom 736 . bottom 736 is provided with a perimeterial wall 748 and gripper platforms 738 . referring to fig1 and 16 , still yet another alternative embodiment of the inventive caddy 810 is illustrated . caddy 810 is similar to the caddy illustrated in fig1 - 7 , except that shoulder 14 is absent . accordingly , l - shaped walls 820 are positioned at the corners of caddy 810 and extend to the side 821 of base . t - shaped walls 822 are positioned at the forward and rearward ends 824 and 826 of caddy 810 . as in the embodiment of fig1 - 7 , additional stability is provided by angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 832 and by angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 834 which are the same as those used in the fig1 embodiment . also as in the indictment of fig1 - 7 , the bottom 836 of caddy 810 is provided with gripper platforms 840 . gripper platforms 840 , angularly negatively oriented elevated gripper platforms 832 and angularly positively oriented elevated gripper platforms 834 have a height 850 which is the same as the height of the gripper platforms in the fig1 embodiment . while a number of illustrative embodiments of the inventive caddy have been described above , it is recognized that certain modifications will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art . such modifications are within the spirit and scope of the invention which is limited and defined only by the appended claims .