Patent ID: 6412840
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A01D,A01G

Abstract:
A garbage pickup tool comprising:a handle having a threaded tubular neck and a circular groove on an inner wall of said handle; a C-shaped retainer ring fitted within said circular groove; a tubular shaft having an end inserted into said handle through said threaded tubular neck and engaged with said C-shaped retainer ring; a cable having two ends provided with two nipples; a trigger mounted within said handle and having a longitudinal groove in which is fitted a stop member having a notch engaged with one of said nipples of said cable; a collar threadedly engaged with said threaded tubular neck of said handle; a stationary jaw fixedly mounted on another end of said tubular shaft and having an intermediate portion formed with a recess, two opposite lateral side walls of said intermediate portion being each formed with two through holes in communication with said recess; a movable jaw having an end fitted within said recess by two pins extending through said through holes of said stationary jaw to keep said movable jaw, a sleeve, and two springs within said recess, said movable jaw being formed at the top with a groove for receiving said cable and having a positioning hole for receiving another one of said nipples of said cable, a top of said movable jaw being formed with a second groove in which is fitted a head having a groove, said head being pivotally connected with said movable jaw by one of said pins; a needle rod extending from an end of said head and being able to be kept at two different positions by a spring; and a link having an end pivotally connected with said movable jaw and another end pivotally connected with a slider which is sleeved over said needle rod.