Patent ID: 8353656

Claim:
A pushpin device for retaining objects, comprising: a resilient, elongated pin having a pin body bounded by a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion-is pointed for puncturing, the second end portion having a securing loop; the pin body having a bend between 40 degrees and 180 degrees, the degree of the bend measured from the orientation of a portion of the pin proximate the bend and distal the second end portion, the bend located between the second end portion and a midpoint of the pin body as measured end-to-end, the bend causing the pin body to curve back on itself; the pin body having one or more spring loops located between the first end portion and a midpoint of the pin body as measured end-to-end, the spring force of the one or more spring loops acting to bias the second end portion toward the first end portion; and a deformable grip foot operatively associated with the securing loop of the second end portion, the grip foot including a textured contacting face wherein the contacting face contacts a support surface or presses an object against a support surface and deformation of the grip foot increases surface area and increases hold by the grip foot, the grip foot having an elliptical surface area and an elliptical cross sectional area that is substantially larger than a surface area and a cross sectional area of the second end portion, wherein the first end portion extends substantially past the one or more spring loops and substantially past the securing loop.