Patent ID: 8146270
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a first body portion; a second body portion, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion, at least in part, define a base orientation of the device and wherein an open space is defined between the first body portion and the second body portion; and a first spring member extending across the open space and engaging the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are formed as a unitary one-piece construction, wherein the first spring member includes a polymeric element that stretches under a tensile force, wherein when a force is applied to at least one of the first body portion or the second body portion so as to change the device out of the base orientation, the first spring member exerts a force that urges the device toward the base orientation, wherein at least one of the first body portion and the second body portion define a first spring engagement portion, at least one of the first body portion and the second body portion define a second spring engagement portion, wherein the first spring engagement portion defines a first chamber into which a first enlarged end of the first spring member fits, and the second engagement portion defines a second chamber into which a second enlarged end of the first spring member fits.