US 6,283,521 B1Granted

Support and control device for opening or closing a grip element in two parts

AssigneeG. Agrati S.n.c. di Agrati Giuseppe & C.

InventorGiuseppe Agrati

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Abstract

A support and control device (11) for opening or closing a grip element (19) in two parts, where the two parts can mutually rotate in order to grip objects, the device (11) comprising a body (12) to which a handle (14) is connected, bearing a control sleeve (20) operationally connected, through a cable (23), to drive gears (26,29) to range the two parts of the grip element (19) between a first, open, position and a second, closed, position where the two parts determine a space for containing the objects to be gripped and/or picked up, in which the drive gears (26,29) comprise a kinematic motion mechanism, internal to the body (12), controlled by the cable (23), an exit-part controlling the kinematic mechanism, bearing the grip-element (19), being positioned according to an axis substantially parallel to that of movement of the cable (23).

Claims10

Dependent claims

A support and control device for opening or closing a grip element including two parts symmetrical in structure which mutually rotate to grip objects where said device comprises:

a box-shaped body with elements connected with spring locks;
to which a tubular handle made of three parts:
a lower part;
an intermediate part and an upper part is inserted wherein said intermediate part contains;
a control means for opening and closing said grip element connected to;
at least one cable, which maintains said two parts of grip element between a first, open position and a second closed position through the use of;
a mechanism operated via kinetic motion contained inside the box-shaped body which further contains a lever;
and
an exit-area bearing said grip element, which drives said mechanism operated via kinetic motion, placed on an axis substantially parallel to said cable where movement of said axis and said cable is off-line;
wherein said lever is associated with a sleeve and is composed of at least one toothed-part engaging corresponding toothed-parts of said sleeve so as to pivot on a fulcrum in order to support the grip element.

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