Patent ID: 8562267

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 pointed for puncturing; the pin body having a bend located between the second end portion and a midpoint of the pin body; a grip foot operatively associated with the second end portion of the pin body, the grip foot with a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion at an acute angle to the first end portion, and the grip foot is deformable from a resting position to at least one deformed position as the result of a directional force exerted on the grip foot; wherein in the at least one deformed position, the grip foot has a greater surface area than in the rest position, and has a larger angle between the first end portion of the grip foot and the second end portion of the grip foot.