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A storage rack having one or more clamps and one or more rails. Each clamp has two or more resilient arms attached at a first end to opposite ends of a rear section, such resilient arms having free ends which permit the introduction of an object between the resilient arms. In one embodiment, each re

A storage rack having one or more clamps and one or more rails. Each clamp has two or more resilient arms attached at a first end to opposite ends of a rear section, such resilient arms having free ends which permit the introduction of an object between the resilient arms. In one embodiment, each resilient arm contains at least one aperture through which a rail proceeds. For at least one aperture, the portion of the resilient arm which forms the outer edge of the forward wall of the aperture touches a first side of the rail while the portion of the resilient arm which forms the inner edge of the rear wall of the aperture touches a second side of the rail. In another embodiment, a deformable extension proceeds to the rear from the rear section of the clamp and contains at least one channel through which a rail proceeds.

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We claim: 1. A storage rack, which comprises: a first rail having at least a first side and a second side; a second rail having at least a first side and a second side, said second rail being substantially parallel to said first rail; a clamp, said clamp comprising: a rear section having a first en

We claim: 1. A storage rack, which comprises: a first rail having at least a first side and a second side; a second rail having at least a first side and a second side, said second rail being substantially parallel to said first rail; a clamp, said clamp comprising: a rear section having a first end, a second end, and a back with the first end and the second end being substantially opposite one another; a first resilient arm having a first end attached to the first end of said rear section and also having a free end; a second resilient arm having a first end attached to the second end of said rear section and also having a free end, said resilient arms initially moving away from one another as said resilient arms proceed forward from said rear section and said resilient arms then bending back towards one another but having the free ends remaining far enough from each other to permit the introduction of an object that is desired to be held between said resilient arms; and a deformable extension projecting rearwardly from the back of said rear section, said deformable extension having a rear, a top, and a bottom, said deformable extension also having a first channel oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane of symmetry of said clamp, the first channel having a forward wall and a rear wall and said first rail running through the first channel in said deformable extension, said deformable extension additionally having a second channel oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of said clamp, the second channel possessing a forward wall and a rear wall and said second rail running through the second channel, and said deformable extension further having an indentation at the rear of said deformable extension, wherein the forward wall of the first channel in said deformable extension, the rear wall of such channel, and said first rail are selected to have dimensions such that the forward wall of such channel touches the first side of said first rail while the rear wall of such channel touches the second side of said first rail, wherein said deformable extension is constructed so that each channel has a substantially rectangular cross section, wherein said deformable extension is constructed so that the first channel and the second channel have substantially the same shape, dimensions, and orientation, wherein: said first rail is a first radial end of a C-shaped channel; said second rail is a second radial end of a C-shaped channel, said second rail being constructed so that said first rail and said second rail have substantially the same dimensions; and said deformable extension is constructed such that the first channel touches the top of said deformable extension, the second channel touches the bottom of said deformable extension, the rear wall of the first channel curves to the rear as it rises in order to accommodate the shape of the C-shaped channel, and the rear wall of the second channel curves to the rear as it descends in order to accommodate the shape of the C-shaped channel. 2. A storage rack, which comprises: a first rail having at least a first side and a second side; a second rail having at least a first side and a second side, said second rail being substantially parallel to said first rail; a clamp, said clamp comprising: a rear section having a first end, a second end, and a back with the first end and the second end being substantially opposite one another; a first resilient arm having a first end attached to the first end of said rear section and also having a free end; a second resilient arm having a first end attached to the second end of said rear section and also having a free end, said resilient arms initially moving away from one another as said resilient arms proceed forward from said rear section and said resilient arms then bending back towards one another but having the free ends remaining far enough from each other to permit the introduction of an object that is desired to be held between said resilient arms; and a deformable extension projecting rearwardly from the back of said rear section, said deformable extension having a rear, a top, a left side, a right side, a longitudinal center, and a bottom, said deformable extension also having a first channel oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane of symmetry of said clamp except that the first channel moves toward the rear of said deformable extension as the first channel moves from the longitudinal center of said deformable extension toward at least one side of said deformable extension, wherein the first channel has a forward wall having outer edges and a rear wall having a central portion, said first rail running through the first channel in said deformable extension, said deformable extension additionally having a second channel oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of said clamp except that the second channel moves toward the rear of said deformable extension as the second channel moves toward at least one side of said deformable extension, wherein the second channel possesses a forward wall having outer edges and a rear wall having a central portion, said second rail running through the second channel, and said deformable extension further having an indentation at the rear of said deformable extension that does not enter either the first channel or the second channel, wherein the forward wall of the first channel in said deformable extension, the rear wall of such channel, and said first rail are selected to have dimensions such that at least one outer edge of the forward wall of such channel touches the first side of said first rail while the central portion of the rear wall of such channel touches the second side of said first rail, wherein said deformable extension is constructed so that each channel has a substantially rectangular cross section, wherein said deformable extension is constructed so that the first channel and the second channel have substantially the same shape, dimensions, and orientation, wherein: said first rail is a first radial end of a C-shaped channel; said second rail is a second radial end of a C-shaped channel, said second rail being constructed so that said first rail and said second rail have substantially the same dimensions; and said deformable extension is constructed such that the first channel touches the top of said deformable extension, the second channel touches the bottom of said deformable extension, the rear wall of the first channel curves to the rear as it rises in order to accommodate the shape of the C-shaped channel, and the rear wall of the second channel curves to the rear as it descends in order to accommodate the shape of the C-shaped channel. 3. A storage rack, which comprises: a first rail having at least a first side and a second side; a second rail having at least a first side and a second side, said second rail being substantially parallel to said first rail; a clamp, said clamp comprising: a rear section having a first end, a second end, and a back with the first end and the second end being substantially opposite one another; a first resilient arm having a first end attached to the first end of said rear section and also having a free end; a second resilient arm having a first end attached to the second end of said rear section and also having a free end, said resilient arms initially moving away from one another as said resilient arms proceed forward from said rear section and said resilient arms then bending back towards one another but having the free ends remaining far enough from each other to permit the introduction of an object that is desired to be held between said resilient arms; and a deformable extension projecting rearwardly from the back of said rear section, said deformable extension having a rear, a top, a left side, a right side, a longitudinal center, and a bottom, said deformable extension also having a first channel oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane of symmetry of said clamp except that the first channel moves toward the rear of said deformable extension as the first channel moves from the longitudinal center of said deformable extension toward at least one side of said deformable extension, wherein the first channel has a forward wall having a left outer edge and a right outer edge and a rear wall having a left inner edge and a right inner edge, said first rail running through the first channel in said deformable extension, said deformable extension additionally having a second channel oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of said clamp except that the second channel moves toward the rear of said deformable extension as the second channel moves toward at least one side of said deformable extension, wherein the second channel possesses a forward wall having a left outer edge and a right outer edge and a rear wall having a left inner edge and a right inner edge, said second rail running through the second channel, and said deformable extension further having an indentation at the rear of said deformable extension that extends forward at least past the rear wall of the first channel, wherein the forward wall of the first channel in said deformable extension, the rear wall of such channel, and said first rail are selected to have dimensions such that at least one outer edge of the forward wall of such channel touches the first side of said first rail while the associated inner edge of such outer edge touches the second side of said first rail, wherein said deformable extension is constructed so that each channel has a substantially rectangular cross section, wherein said deformable extension is constructed so that the first channel and the second channel have substantially the same shape, dimensions, and orientation, wherein: said first rail is a first radial end of a C-shaped channel; said second rail is a second radial end of a C-shaped channel, said second rail being constructed so that said first rail and said second rail have substantially the same dimensions; and said deformable extension is constructed such that the first channel touches the top of said deformable extension, the second channel touches the bottom of said deformable extension, the rear wall of the first channel curves to the rear as it rises in order to accommodate the shape of the C-shaped channel, and the rear wall of the second channel curves to the rear as it descends in order to accommodate the shape of the C-shaped channel.