DOM <-> Object bridge with jQuery.fn.extend (Alex Sexton's way)

dom_object.js

(function($) {
    //papa crock's code
    if (typeof Object.create !== 'function') {
        Object.create = function(o) {
            var F = function(){};
            F.prototype = o;
            return new F();
        };
    }   

    var hoverClass = {
        _init: function(options, elem) {
            this.options = $.extend(this.options, options);

            this.$elem = $(elem);
            this.eventify();
        },
        options: {
            hoverClass: 'megaHover'
        },
        eventify: function() {
            var obj = this;
            this.$elem.hover(function() {
                $(this).toggleClass(obj.options.hoverClass);
            });
        },
    };

    $.fn.extend({
        hoverClass: function(options) {
            return this.each(function() {
                var myHoverClass = Object.create(hoverClass);   

                myHoverClass.init(options, this);

                $(this).data('hoverClass', myHoverClass);
            });
        }
    });

})(jQuery);

$(function() {
    $('h1').hoverClass(); 
});