Patent ID: 7395582

Claim:
An article retention band comprising: a ring having an inner circumference, the ring configured to encircle and apply a compressive force around an exterior circumference of an article; a lever attached to the ring at an attachment location and having an end surface, the lever being moveable between a first position in which the end surface is spaced from the ring and a second position in which the end surface is adjacent to the ring, wherein movement of the lever from the first position to the second position results in a reduction of the inner circumference of the ring; and a clasp comprising two side walls, each of the side walls comprising a respective top end which is stepped to define high and low sections of the side wall, the clasp being fixedly disposed relative to the attachment location such that, when the lever is in the second position and the ring encircles and applies a compressive force around an exterior circumference of an article, the end surface of the lever does not extend beyond the clasp and each side wall is selectively bendable such that portions of each said high section contact the lever and compress the lever against the ring in a radial direction and the end surface of the lever does not extend beyond the high section of each said side wall of the clasp.