Patent ID: 8187008

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a structure with a support surface; a wall-like cantilevered element fabricated from material deposited over the support surface; the cantilevered element having a base supported on the support surface and extending from the base to a free part; the cantilevered element including: a spring-like portion that, when undeflected, extends obliquely along a length from the base to the free part with a lower surface disposed toward the support surface; in response to deflecting force applied upward on the lower surface, the spring-like portion providing deflection and spring force within required ranges; an alignment block positioned to hold an object in place between the wall-like cantilevered element and the alignment block on or over the support surface, wherein the apparatus is configured to receive the object inserted between the support surface, the wall-like cantilevered element, and the alignment block, and the spring-like portion provides the deflection sufficient to permit insertion and the spring force sufficient to hold the object.