Patent ID: 9604348
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B25B

Claim:
1. A tool for catching an IC package comprising: a main body having a base and a pair of lateral portions rotating relative to the base, a pair of operation arms extending upwardly from top portions of the corresponding lateral portions, respectively; a pair of clamping arms extending downwardly from the corresponding lateral portions respectively, each of said clamping arms forming a clasping portion at a free end thereof; wherein during operation, the operation arms bring the lateral portions to rotate inwardly and open the clamping arms; wherein said pair of lateral portions are located on two sides of the base, and each of the lateral portions connects with the operation arm and the clamping arm; wherein each of the lateral portions connects with the base at the bottom, and the lateral portion and the base form a gap to provide a rotating space for the lateral portion; wherein each of the operation arms includes a first segment extending from the top of the lateral portion upwardly and inwardly along an inclined direction, a second segment extending from the to of the first segment upwardly and a third segment extending from the top of the second segment upwardly and outwardly along an inclined direction, the operation arm forms a notch opening outwardly by the first segment, the second segment and the third segment, the notch is for an operator to place fingers; wherein the clamping arm includes a connecting segment and a clasping portion located at an end of the connecting segment, the connecting segment includes a horizontal portion extending from a middle-lower part of the lateral portion outwardly and a vertical portion extending downwardly from the horizontal portion; and wherein a thickness of each of the clasping portions is larger than the other parts of the tool that include the main body, the pair of operation arms and the connecting segments of the pair of clamping arms along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tool, the other parts of the tool have same thickness.