Patent ID: 6669254
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B25B,B25J,E01H

Abstract:
A manual pick-up device, comprising:a housing longitudinally bisected into corresponding first and second housing segments each defining at least a proximally located handle portion and a distally located stationary jaw portion separated by a longitudinally extending shank portion; an attachment arrangement for attachment of said housing segments to each other, said attachment arrangement comprises a plurality of resilient fastening members projecting laterally from one of said first and second housing segments and adapted for engagement with corresponding receiving elements in the other one of said first and second housing segments; a movable jaw portion pivotably mounted within said housing; and an actuating trigger associated with said handle portion, whereby manual actuation of said trigger toward said handle causes pivotal movement of said movable jaw portion, thereby urging said movable jaw portion toward the stationary jaw portion of said housing facilitating grasping of an object situated therebetween.