Patent ID: 8500180
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B25B,B25J,E01H

Abstract:
1. A pick up device for grasping an object, the device comprising: a) a head region comprising two opposing angled jaw members, each of which jaw members comprises a proximal end and a distal end, and each of which jaw members is operably attached at a pivot point to a jaw base assembly, thus allowing movement of each jaw member around its pivot point; wherein the proximal end of both jaw members operably interacts with a jaw actuator within the jaw base assembly, which said jaw actuator is operably connected to an actuator rod and a jaw actuator spring; b) a tube region comprising an elongated hollow tube enclosing a cable, which said cable is operably connected to the actuator rod; and, c) a handle region comprising a handle body having a base and a trigger having a hinged linkage lever having a free end, wherein the cable is operably coupled to the free end of the hinged linkage lever; wherein squeezing the trigger causes the hinged linkage lever to extend in the handle body towards the base of the handle body thus causing the cable to move proximally in the handle body and in the tube region, which movement causes the jaw actuator rod and jaw actuator to move proximally, which in turn, draws in the proximal end of each jaw member, thus causing each jaw member to move around its pivot point and causing the distal ends of the opposing jaw members to move towards one another.