Patent ID: 8621726
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A47C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gripping assembly for gripping a sheet of material and attaching the sheet of material to an object, the gripping assembly comprising: a continuous ring member having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an opening therethrough, the opening extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the ring member and defined by an interior tapered engagement surface of the ring, member; a disk member having an exterior tapered engagement surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the disk member having an attachment means defining at least one passageway therethrough, the disk member positionable in the opening of the ring member, the exterior tapered surface of the disk member and the interior tapered surface of the ring member for cooperating with one another to grip a sheet of material threaded between the ring member and disk member; and a flexible tie member extending through at least one passageway of the attachment means, the tie member for attaching the gripping assembly to an object.