Patent ID: 7246398

Claim:
An object retrieval assembly for removing an object from a drain, said assembly comprising: a pair of arms, each of said arms having a first end, a second end, a medial portion positioned between said first and second ends, a first side and a second side, each of said first sides being convexly curved; a pivot member extending between and being pivotally attached to said medial portions, said first sides facing each other; a slide member engaging each of said first sides and being selectively positioned between said second ends and said pivot member, said slide member urging said first ends toward each other as said slide member moves toward said pivot member; an actuator being mechanically coupled to said slide member and being configured to selectively move said slide member toward or away from said pivot member; a connector being attached to said actuator and being configured to releasably couple said actuator to a drain snake, wherein rotation of the drain snake actuates said actuator; and a biasing member being attached to and extending between said second ends, said biasing member biasing said second ends toward each other.