Gripping device for use on a paint receptacle, in particular a tin of paint

Gripping device for use on a paint receptacle, comprising:

• a U-shaped grip with a middle section that functions as a handgrip;
• two arms that are connected to the U-shaped grip, free outer ends of the arms are provided with a means of coupling in order to couple to a paint receptacle;
• a means of moving the free outer ends in a direction towards each other, wherein the means for moving includes a U-shaped handle with a middle section and two legs that are connected to the middle section, the U-shaped handle being situated between the arms of the U-shaped grip, in which the middle section of the U-shaped handle is situated near the middle section of the U-shaved grip, and where free outer ends of the legs of the handle are coupled to the grip's arms of the U-shaped grip;
• the free outer ends of the legs of the U-shaped handle are attached to the arms of the U-shaped grip such that the free outer ends of the legs of the U-shaped handle can slide along the arms of the U-shaped grip, and the arms of the U-shaped grip are provided with stops that limit sliding of the free outer ends of the legs of the U-shaped handle in a direction towards the middle section of the U-shaped grip;
• a hook-shaped part formed at each of the free outer ends of the arms of the U-shaped grip that is a part of the means of coupling, in which the hook-shaped part includes an opening that is turned outwards;
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• characterized in that the gripping device further comprises two locking elements which can be brought in front of the openings of the hook-shaped parts.