Holder for securing objects

Abstract

A holding device for spherical and flat objects includes a carrier body, a clamping device held to the carrier body, a cover plate held to the carrier body, a plurality of holding elements, and an axle accommodated by the holding elements. The clamping device includes first and second clamping elements for accommodating round or angular objects. The cover plate and carrier body are partially spaced-apart to provide a guide slot, and at least one of the carrier body or the cover plate includes retention elements including formed lips extending from a basic body, each lip including an uninterrupted front edge. The cover plate is pivoted in a tiltable manner around the axle to connect the cover plate with the carrier body and is held under tension of a torsion spring against the carrier body. The cover plate is also formed so as to allow a tilt motion against the force of the spring to open the guide slot.

1 . A holding device for spherical and flat objects comprising: 
 (a) a carrier body;    (b) a clamping device held to the carrier body, the clamping device including first and second clamping elements for accommodating round or angular objects;    (c) a cover plate held to the carrier body, the cover plate and carrier body being partly spaced-apart to provide a guide slot;    (d) a plurality of holding elements; and    (e) an axle accommodated by said holding elements;    wherein:    at least one of the carrier body or the cover plate comprises retention elements including a plurality of formed lips extending from a basic body, each lip including an uninterrupted front edge;    the cover plate is pivoted in a tiltable manner around said axle to connect the cover plate with the carrier body;    the cover plate is held under a tension force of a torsion spring against the carrier body; and    the cover plate is formed so as to allow a tilt motion against the force of the spring to open the guide slot;    
   
   
       2 . The holding device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second clamping elements have a shape of a half dome, each halfdome being truncated at a respective top of said halfdome to provide the guide slot and a horizontal and half-cylindrical recess in a surface touching an opposing clamping element.  
   
   
       3 . The holding device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover plate is rocker-shaped and is bound to the carrier body by means of two projections on the carrier body, each of said projections comprising a bore accommodating a respective cover plate axle around which a respective torsion spring is wound and a horizontal and inbound projection of the cover plate, the torsion spring exerting torque onto the carrier body and the cover plate which compresses the cover plate.  
   
   
       4 . The holding device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lips are formed parallel to and spaced-apart from each other.  
   
   
       5 . The holding device according to  claim 1 , wherein each lip extends at an angle of about degrees to about 50 degrees relative to the basic body.  
   
   
       6 . The holding device according to  claim 1 , wherein the front edges are formed in a zigzagging or undulating manner.