Patent ID: 6457583
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A46B,A47G

Abstract:
A device for holding an elongate member having a head portion and an elongated handle portion, said device comprising a mounting bracket and a housing for accommodating the head portion of the elongate member;said housing comprising first and second housing elements each having a top wall, a bottom wall and at least one side wall connecting the top and bottom walls, said first and second housing elements being mounted on said mounting bracket to be pivotable about first and second axes, respectively, whereby said housing is movable between an open state and a closed state; wherein when said housing is in the closed state, the bottom walls of said first and second housing elements are positioned closer to said mounting bracket than the top walls thereof and extend above said mounting bracket and transversely of the first and second axes; and said housing elements are attached to each other by a plurality of jaws provided on the bottom walls of said housing elements, thereby preventing said first and second housing elements from being displaced along the first and second axes, respectively.