Patent ID: 7040588

Claim:
An anchor assembly, comprising: a support member having a first end, and an opposite second end; a first article engaging portion having a first end which is rotatably mounted on the second end of the support member, and an opposite second end; and a second article engaging portion having a first end which is pivotally mounted on the second end of the first article engaging member and an opposite second end, and wherein the respective article engaging portions each have an outwardly facing, and an inwardly facing peripheral edge, and wherein the individual portions are moveable between a first position, wherein the individual outwardly facing peripheral edges of the individual portions define substantially discrete arcuately shaped surfaces, and the inwardly facing peripheral edges are disposed in spaced relation, one relative to the other, and a second position, wherein the outwardly facing portions of the individual portions together define a substantially continuous arcuately shaped surface, and the inwardly facing surfaces of the respective article engaging portions lie in juxtaposed force transmitting relation, one relative to another.