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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Eric Shawn Goudy, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Michel Kenneth Whetstone, Union Township, OH (US);
William Russel Clem, Miami Township, OH (US);
Eric Shawn Goudy, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Michel Kenneth Whetstone, Union Township, OH (US);
William Russel Clem, Miami Township, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a base portion, an end portion disposed adjacent the base portion. The end portion is moveable in relation to the base portion generally along the longitudinal centerline. One or more bands are joined to and extend between the base portion and the end portion. At least one of the bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline when the end portion is moved toward the base portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.