Patent ID: 9664333
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16M

Claim:
1. A retaining device comprising: a ring including constructions comprising a hook, a lateral gate in a J-shaped configuration, a coil spring, and a longitudinal gate, the lateral gate being laterally shiftable with respect to the hook, the coil spring coupling the lateral gate and the hook for applying a rotational force to the lateral gate, the longitudinal gate secured to the hook and in separable contact with the lateral gate; the ring providing a first utility of receiving one of a plurality of objects, the first utility being activated by a force of contact by the object against the retaining device in a first defined axis of motion; and the ring providing a second utility of releasing a retained one of the plurality of objects, the second utility being activated by a force of contact by the, one of the plurality of objects against the retaining device in a second defined axis of motion.