Patent ID: 6257634
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A litter picker comprising:a grip provided with a receiving hole, and a trigger member which is formed of a trigger lever and a swivel end having a cord hole;an extension rod of a hollow construction and fitted at one end thereof into said receiving hole of said grip;a fixed tube provided at one end with an annular projection which is fitted into the other end of said extension rod, said fixed tube further provided in an outer wall with two lugs opposite to each other, and in an interior with an axial hole, a core slot, and a seat hole;a movable tube formed of a shaft rod, a waist tube, and a head tube which is provided with a slot, said shaft rod being provided at one end with a through hole and fitted into a recovery spring whereby said movable tube is pivoted in said fixed tube such that said one end of said shaft rod is jutted out of said axial hole of said fixed tube, and that said waist tube is pivoted in said seat hole of said fixed tube, and further that one end of said recovery spring urges an inner edge of said core slot, with the other end of said recovery spring urging said waist tube;two claws, with each having a fixed end and a movable end, said fixed end being pivoted in said slot of said movable tube such that said movable end turns on said fixed end acting as a pivot;two link members fastened with said fixed tube and said movable tube such that said link members are pivoted at one end with said lugs of said fixed tube, and that said link members are pivoted at the other end with said claws; anda pull rod fixed at one end in said cord hole of said swivel end of said trigger member, and at the other end in said through hole of said shaft rod of said movable tube, said pull cord being actuated by said trigger member to cause said movable tube to slide in the direction toward said fixed tube, thereby causing said claws to move toward each other, whereby said movable tube is forced by said recovery spring to move back to an original position of said movable tube at such time when said trigger member is relieved of an external force exerting thereon, thereby causing said two claws to move away from each other.