Patent ID: 7845056
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for handling an article such as a coil spring, the device comprising a body having an internal housing suitable for containing said article, said housing presenting at least one open end and a constriction zone that is suitable, in a stable state in which said constriction zone presents a reduced dimension that is reduced in a first direction, for retaining said article inside the body, and for being deformed to adopt a deformed configuration enabling said article to be inserted into the housing and to be extracted from the housing, said constriction zone in the deformed configuration thereof presents a cross-section that is substantially circular, the constriction zone in the stable state thereof presents two closer-together portions along a short dimension and two farther-apart portions along a long dimension, said two farther apart portions being suitable for being moved towards each other in order to move said two closer-together portions apart from each other.