Patent ID: 6527321
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A45B,B25J,E01H

Abstract:
A grabber for grabbing objects off the ground comprising:a. a first arm lying in a first plane and having a first end and a second end with a length therebetween that is approximately the distance between the ground and the hip of a person, said first end of said first arm having a first gripping piece, and a first slot being formed through said first arm proximate said second end of said first arm; b. a second arm lying in a second plane and having a first end and a second end with a length therebetween that is approximately the distance between the ground and the hip of a person, said first end of said second arm having a second gripping piece, and a second slot being formed through said second arm proximate said second end of said second arm; and c. a pivotal connection between said first and second arms, the slots in said first and said second arms being sized and shaped to receive fingers and a thumb, respectively, of a standing person such that manipulation of the fingers and thumb causes the arms to pivot relative to each other and enables said first and said second gripping pieces to cooperate with one another to grab an object on the ground without requiring the person to bend over, wherein said first gripping piece comprises a first ear immovably on the first arm and a first lug on the first ear, said first lug lying substantially in said second plane, and wherein the second gripping piece comprises a second ear immovably on the second arm and a second lug on the second ear, said second lug lying substantially in said first plane.