Grasping tool

A grasping tool for enabling a user to grasp an item without using his or her fingers, the grasping tool comprising:

• a pair of elongate arms, each having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a first axis extending along the elongate arm;
• a living hinge disposed at and connecting the proximal ends of each of the pair of elongate arms;
• a gripping surface formed at the distal end of each of the elongate arms, the gripping surfaces of the elongate arms being shaped and configured for grasping the item therebetween;
• and
• a C-shaped finger engagement element extending from each of the elongate arms, each of the C-shaped finger engagement elements being spaced a distance from the living hinge that is in a range of 5-25% of the length of the respective elongate arm, leaving a distance between the C-shaped finger engagement element and the distal end of the respective elongate arm sufficient to permit the distal ends of the elongate arms to engage an item upon actuation of the grasping tool without a user's fingers contacting the item or adjacent items, each of the C-shaped finger engagement elements being open in a direction away from the C-shaped finger engagement element extending from the opposite one of the pair of elongate arms, defining a second axis parallel to and located below the first axis and the living hinge.