Patent ID: 7174608
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: A45F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a base having at least one surface lying substantially in a base plane; a first member extending substantially perpendicularly from the surface of the base and defining an elongated aperture therein the first member defining a first plane extending transversely from the base plane; a second member having a proximal end coupled to the surface of the base and a distal end, the second member defining a second plane extending transversely from the base plane of the base at least toward the aperture; and an actuator slideably disposed within the aperture and including a biasing surface oriented below the first plane and substantially between the first and second members, the actuator including a head diposed above the first plane, and a shaft extending from the head through the aperture and coupling the head and the biasing surface in spaced apart orientations with respect to one another, the actuator further including at least one channel extending proximate to the aperture of the first member and at least one key extending along the shaft such that the at least one key is slideably engaged with the at least one channel to facilitate the orientation of the actuator, wherein the orientation of the second member biases the second member toward the first member such that an article may be gripped therebetween and sliding the actuator in a direction from the base toward a distal end of the first member increases the grip on the article.