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US 2002/0158481 A1Published application
Holder for scouring device
AssigneeChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
InventorsJames S. Mandle, Charles F. Flynn IV
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Abstract
A holder for a scouring device such as a steel wool pad which includes a base, a pair of opposed legs extending from the base and a gripping assembly positioned at an end portion of each of the opposed legs including a gripping assembly which is moveable by the consumer from a first position sufficient to secure the holder to the steel wool pad to a second position to release the steel wool pad without the user having to touch the steel wool pad during movement from the first position to the second position.
Claims14
A holder for a scouring device comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a pair of opposed legs extending from the base, each leg comprising a central portion and an end portion;
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- c) a gripping assembly positioned at the end portion of each of the opposed legs and including a gripping means movable from a first position sufficient to secure the holder to the scouring device to a second position to release the scouring device without the user having to touch the scouring device during movement from the first position to the second position.
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A method of gripping a scouring device comprising:
- 1) placing the scouring device in contact with a holder comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a pair of opposed legs extending from the base, each leg comprising a central portion and an end portion;
- and
- c) a gripping assembly positioned at the end portion and including a gripping means movable from a first position sufficient to secure the holder to the scouring device to a second position to release the scouring device,
- 2) applying pressure to the opposed legs at said central portion to bring the opposed legs closer together, and
- 3) releasing the pressure on the opposed legs to thereby enable the gripping means to move to said first position to secure the holder to the scouring device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.