Patent ID: 6189190
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for remote handling of equipment, comprising:a fixed jaw and a mobile jaw;actuating means for linearly displacing the mobile jaw relative to the fixed jaw; said actuating means comprising a first arm integral with a first handle, and a second arm integral with a second handle; said handles being articulated on a same articulation axis; each arm having a free end;a cable having two ends and coupling said actuating means to said equipment; a first end of said cable being connected to the mobile jaw, said cable sliding inside a flexible sheath having a first end and an opposite second end; the first end of the sheath abutting the fixed jaw, and the free end of said first arm structured and arranged to serve as a stop for the second end of the sheath, while allowing the cable passing therethrough to slide freely; the free end of said second arm being connected to a second end of said cable;a ratchet mechanism mounted on one of the handles cooperating with a stub provided on the other handle for holding said handles one against the other and therefore keeping the mobile jaw in a position close to the fixed jaw, except when the stub of the ratchet is released by the action of an unlocking mechanism; andwherein the first arm and the first handle are aligned parallel to a median axis passing through the articulation axis between the handles, and the second arm and second handle form between them, an angle in a plane of movement perpendicular to the articulation axis of a size such that when the two handles are brought towards one another, the distance between the free ends of the two arms is at least equal to the maximum linear displacement of the mobile jaw.