摘要 |
An apparatus having a back region for attachment to a surface, a front region for engagement of the item of personal property, and a substantially vertical aperture region defined within and between the front and back region. The aperture region has a topward opening for initial, vertical slidable engagement of at least a portion of the item and for retention of the item after engagement, and a chamber region below the topward opening for containment of the portion of the item after engagement. The back region substantially lies in a plane and the topward opening has an elongated, semi-circular geometry. The topward opening lies in a plane, such that an angle of incidence is created between said back region plane and said topward opening plane, and the angle of incidence is less than 90°, preferably between 30° and 60°. The topward opening terminates in a pair of dependent ramping portions, each of which connecting on one side to a respective end of the semi-circular geometry, and on the other to the chamber portion. A resiliently compressable clutching assembly for the engagement and retention of a portion of the item, is housed within and between the front and back regions comprising either an opposing pair of rollers, a wedge or pair of wedges, or a cirvalinear spring member or pair of such members.
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