Patent ID: 8801068

Claim:
An apparatus for engaging an article, the apparatus having a longitudinal centerline, a disengaged configuration and an activated configuration, the apparatus comprising: a base portion; a first engaging arm portion joined to the base portion, the first engaging arm having a first base end portion and a first free end portion disposed along a first longitudinal centerline away from the base portion; a first moveable portion operatively associated with the first engaging arm portion and being moveable in relation to the first free end portion generally along the first longitudinal centerline; a second engaging arm portion joined to the base portion, the second engaging arm having a second base end portion and a second free end portion disposed along a second longitudinal centerline away from base portion; a second moveable portion operatively associated with the second engaging arm portion and being moveable in relation to the second free end portion generally along the second longitudinal centerline; one or more first engaging arm bands extending between the first moveable portion and the first free end portion, the bands having a first proximal end joined to the first moveable portion, a first distal end joined to the first free end portion and a first central region located between the first proximal end and the first distal end; and one or more second engaging arm bands extending between the second moveable portion and the second free end portion, the bands having a second proximal end joined to the second moveable portion, a second distal end joined to the second free end portion and a second central region located between the second proximal end and the second distal end, wherein at least one of the one or more of the first engaging arm bands bends away from the first longitudinal centerline of the first engaging arm when the first moveable portion is moved toward the first free end portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.