Patent ID: 7900324

Claim:
A device for handling or storing one or more items, comprising: a pair of generally rigid jaw members each having a hinge end and an outer end, each jaw member including an inner surface and an outer surface, the jaw members being connected together at their hinge ends, such that the jaw members (i) have a first, open position in which the outer ends are spaced apart to define a receiving space and the inner surfaces are spaced apart, (ii) have a plurality of second, closed positions in which the outer ends are nearer to one another, and (iii) are self aligned such that the outer ends automatically engage one another upon applying pressure upon an outer surface, wherein a first jaw member incorporates an engagement area on its inner surface, and a second jaw member incorporates an engagement device for engaging said engagement area, a portion of the engagement device extending from a body of the second jaw member, the engagement device being releasable by movement of said portion toward the body of the second jaw member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction from the engagement device to the hinge ends of the jaw.