Patent ID: 11858137
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 19:
20. A method of grasping an object, the method comprising:
moving a mechanical device having no power source, the mechanical device comprising:
a first arm comprising a first proximal end portion and a first distal end portion, and a first hook disposed at the first distal end portion;
a second arm comprising a second proximal end portion and a second distal end portion, and a second hook disposed at the second distal end portion; and
a mechanical linkage disposed near the first proximal end portion of the first arm and the second proximal end portion of the second arm, the mechanical linkage kinematically coupling the first arm and the second arm,

wherein moving the mechanical device comprises engaging one of the first arm and the second arm against the object, wherein the object displaces the one of the first arm and the second arm being engaged with the object, which causes movement of the mechanical linkage and the other of the first arm and the second arm.