Device for handling an article

14XThe invention relates to a device for handling an article such as a coil spring, and to an installation for handling an article. The device comprises a body having an internal housing suitable for containing said article, said housing presenting at least one open end (A, B) and a constriction zone that is suitable in a stable state, in which said constriction zone presents a reduce dimensions (D) that is reduced in a first direction (X), for retaining said article inside the body, and for being deformed to adopt a deformed configuration enabling said article to be inserted into the housing or enabling said article to be extracted from the housing. The installation includes force-application means for acting on the device to change it between its stable state and its deformed configuration.