Patent ID: 7344171

Claim:
A hand-held device for gripping objects positioned beyond arm's length, comprising: a first pair of jaws movable relative to each other between an unclamped position and a fully clamped position; a handle spaced apart from said pair of jaws by a central portion, said handle including a trigger connected to said pair of jaws by a linkage, whereby actuation of said trigger is operative to selectively position said pair of jaws between the fully opened and fully closed positions thereof; wherein each of the pair of jaws includes a gripping portion freely removably connected thereto, wherein each of the pair of jaws includes an end effector having a bore in which the gripping portion is freely removably seated, wherein each of the gripping portions and bores are provided with complimentary male and female interlocking portions, whereby the gripping portions may each be securely freely removably seated in place within each of the bores, and wherein each gripping portion comprises an upper part having opposite gripping and seating surfaces, and a stem part extending axially from the upper part, the stem part including at least one radially extending tab, and wherein further each of the bores is dimensioned to receive therein the stem part, including the tab, each bore opening adjacent an upper surface opposing the seating surface of the gripping portion upper part, and each bore further communicating with a radiused slot dimensioned to receive therein the tab of the stem part to thereby permit rotational movement of the gripping portion relative to the jaw.