Article holding arrangement

An article holding device comprising:

• a container sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of an article to be held;
• a pair of article holders positioned opposed to each other across an article holding space in said container;
• each of said holders having a magnet and being movably supported on said container to exert article holding force in the direction of said space;
• and
• another magnet supported on said container adjacent the other magnet, the magnets being positioned with like poles facing each other.

An article holding device including a container for holding an article positioned in an article holding portion of said container comprising:

• a pair of article holding members arranged in opposition across said article holding portion within said container;
• at least one of said article holding members including a first magnetic means to which said article holding member is fixed, movably supported on said container for exerting force in an article holding direction toward the other article holding member;
• a second magnetic means supported on said container adjacent said article holding member in opposition to said first magnetic means;
• said first and second magnetic means being provided with the same magnetic poles mutually opposing one another, said pole of said second magnetic means remote from said first magnetic means being arranged proximal to the outer periphery of said article holding device.

An article holding device comprising:

• a container sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of an article to be held:
• a pair of article holders positioned opposed to each other across an article holding space in said container;
• at least one of said holders having a magnet and being movably supported on said container to exert article holding force in the direction of said space;
• and
• another magnet supported on said container adjacent the other magnet, the magnets being positioned with like poles facing each other, said pole of said another magnet remote from said other magnet being arranged proximal to the outer periphery of said article holding device.