Patent ID: 8091936

Claim:
A gripping device for retrieving goods from hard to reach or tight fitting spaces, the gripping device comprising: a first arm having a first end and a second end; a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first arm being pivotally attached to the second arm at a point between the first ends and the second ends; a first duckbill pincer-like clamp secured to the second end of the first arm, a thickness of the first clamp being less than the width of the first clamp; a second duckbill pincer-like clamp secured to the second end of the second arm, a thickness of the second clamp being less than the width of the second clamp; and a spring member for biasing the first ends of the first arm and the second arm in a general direction away from each other; wherein upon maneuvering the first ends of the first arm and the second arm in a general direction toward each other, the second ends of the first arm and the second arm also move in a general direction toward each other; and wherein upon the second ends of the first arm and the second arm being maneuvered together, an inside surface of the first clamp resting completely against an inside surface of the second clamp.