Telescopic grabber device
OwnerDani E. Gannon, Joshua Zapatainventors
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Abstract
A collapsible grabber device, comprises a telescoping pole; a jaw assembly at the distal end of the pole comprising two jaws movably coupled by a pivot for releasably gripping an object in a closed position, a handle at the proximal end configured to house the telescoping pole and the jaw assembly in the collapsed state; a lever on handle for controlling the jaw assembly; a spring within the jaw assembly for biasing the jaws in either an open position or a closed position; and a cable coupling the jaw assembly and the lever. Advantages of the grabber include compactness, concealability, higher usage rates, collapsibility/extendibility, ruggedness, precision and attractiveness.
Claims6
A collapsible grabber device comprising:
- a telescoping pole having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a jaw assembly at the distal end comprising two jaws movably coupled by a pivot for releasably gripping an object in a closed position;
- a handle at the proximal end configured to house the telescoping pole and the jaw assembly in a collapsed state;
- a lever disposed on the handle and configured for single-hand actuation of the jaw assembly;
- a flexible cable routed internally through the telescoping pole and operatively coupling the lever and the jaw assembly;
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- a spring disposed between the two jaws and configured to bias the jaws in a closed position such that the jaws automatically close upon release of the lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.