Patent ID: 6889947
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A holder for holding an article, said holder including: a seat member shaped to receive the article; a gate member hingedly coupled to the seat member by an elongate member, the gate member shaped to co-operate with the seat member in a closed position so as to grasp the article, wherein the elongate member comprises a torsion bar connected with the gate member; and a rotatable handle connected with the torsion bar through which a torsional force may be transferred so as to move the gate member relative to the seat member between an open position and the closed position as the handle is rotated, the handle having a locking means for locking the handle in place when the handle is rotated to a locked position; wherein the handle is arranged to apply a torsional force through the torsion bar to the gate member when the handle is in the locked position so as to compressively hold the article between the gate member and the seat member.