Device for manipulating an object

A device for manipulating an object, comprising:

• a first leg, said first leg comprising a first end portion having a compartment, said compartment of said first leg further comprising a wall having an exterior and an internal passageway with at least a pair of apertures extending through said wall from said exterior of said compartment to said internal passageway, said pair of apertures communicating with said internal passageway and said exterior of said compartment of said first leg, said pair of apertures further being configured to permit a flushing by liquids through said internal passageway, said first leg further comprising a second end portion, said second end portion including an end surface, said first leg further comprising an intermediate portion between said first and second end portions;
• a second leg, said second leg comprising a first end portion having a compartment, said second leg further comprising a second end portion, said second end portion of said second leg including an end surface, said second leg further comprising an intermediate portion between said first and second end portions;
• first and second plates, said first and second plates being opposed and separated from one another, said first and second legs being rotatably attached to said first and second plates, respectively, at least a rotational attachment of said first leg to said first plate comprising a shaft extending through said internal passageway of said compartment of said first leg, said first and second legs being positioned spaced from each other to allow said end surfaces of said second end portions of said first and second legs to lie in spaced opposition to one another;
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• a motivating mechanism linked to said first and second legs to rotate said first and second legs to move said end surfaces of said first and second legs toward one another to engage the object.