Patent ID: 6056339
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A magnetic retrieving device, comprising:an elongated tubular handle member;a plunger movably mounted within said handle member for movement between an outer position wherein its outer end portion is spaced from the outer end of said handle member and an inner position wherein its outer end portion is in engagement with the outer end of said handle member;a biasing member disposed within said handle member and in engagement with the inner end portion of said plunger to urge it toward said outer portion;an elongated flexible and resilient cable connected at one end thereof to the inner end of said handle member;an elongated tubular shield member connected at its inner end to the other end of said flexible cable;a flexible and resilient wire member extending through said cable and connected at one end thereof to the inner end portion of said plunger;an elongated magnet member movably mounted within said shield member for movement between an inner position wherein it is disposed within said shield member and an outer position wherein it extends outwardly of the outer end of said shield member, the inner end portion of said magnet member being operatively connected to the other end of said wire member such that movement of said plunger within said handle member is transferred by said wire member to said magnet member to effect corresponding movement thereof within said shield member;whereby said plunger and said magnet member are normally disposed in said outer and inner positions thereof, respectively, by the force of said biasing member, and movement of said plunger to said inner position thereof causes movement of said magnet member to said outer position thereof;the other end of said wire member being connected to a metal disk member which in turn is connected to said magnet member.