Patent ID: 8418500

Claim:
A flexible mass support apparatus, said apparatus is partially positioned about an article, comprising: (a) a primary mass; (b) a secondary mass; and (c) a flexible element having a longitudinal axis, said flexible element also includes a first end portion with a free end and a second end portion with a free end wherein said longitudinal axis is disposed therebetween said first end portion and said second end portion, further said longitudinal axis assumes a portion of a substantially Archimedean spiral shape, wherein said flexible element moves substantially within a plane in going from an expanded state to a closed state, wherein said primary mass is disposed adjacent to said first end portion and said secondary mass is disposed adjacent to said second end portion, wherein said flexible element has a stiffness along said longitudinal axis with movement in said plane with a value defined in units of pounds force per inch of movement in said plane, wherein a combined weight of said primary mass being defined in pounds and said secondary mass being defined in pounds is about in the range of one (1.0) to four (4.0) times said stiffness value operationally said flexible element is manually placed in said expanded state to be positioned about the article, wherein said primary mass and said secondary mass reverse said expanded state into said closed state to further place said flexible element peripherally about the article.