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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Simon M. Conway, Burlington, WI (US);
Linda J. Babinski, Kenosha, WI (US);
Kate Schreiber, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Robert T. Wosewick, Shorewood, WI (US);
Stephen M. Oshgan, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Jason R. Gebhardt, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus to retain an article includes a housing, a first jaw, a second opposed jaw, a pivoting ratchet arm, and a lever. The housing is adapted to receive a handle. The first jaw is adapted to pivot with respect to the housing. The pivoting ratchet arm is dimensioned to engage ratchet teeth of the first jaw when in an actuated position. The lever is connected to the ratchet arm and actuating the lever causes the ratchet arm to move into the actuated position to incrementally pivot the first jaw toward the second jaw.