Patent ID: 6986430

Claim:
A system for holding and storing articles comprising: a) a support element configured with at least one slot, said slot being defined by spaced apart substantially parallel edges; and b) at least one holder element configured with an article support portion, two notches each located opposite one another on sides of said holder element, each of said notches configured to accept insertion of regions of said edges of said slot and a position-retaining portion, said position-retaining portion configured so as to be elastically deformable between a relaxed state and a compressed state, such that in said compressed state said position-retaining portion is insertable through said slot, upon insertion through said slot, said position-retaining portion is released toward said relaxed state so as to engage said edges of said slot, thereby retaining said holder element in position on said support element, said engagement being at substantially any point along said slot; wherein said position-retaining portion is configured so as to grasp said region of each of said edges of said slot between at least two locking members, and said position-retaining portion is configured such that said holder element is rotated about an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by said edges of said slot in order to bring said locking members into alignment with said edges so as to allow said grasping, and said position-retaining portion is brought to said compressed state prior to said rotation, and each of said notches is configured to accept insertion of said regions of said edges of said slot during said rotation, such that release of said position-retaining portion toward said relaxed state causes said grasping.