Patent ID: 8662001

Claim:
A fold-up grappling device comprising: a shank or crown having a hollow tubular shaft member and a telescopic slide bar slidably coupled within said hollow tubular shaft member; a plurality of foldable grappling arms attached to a base of said shank or crown; and a plurality of linking arms coupled to said telescopic slide bar to push said grappling arms to an unfolded position from a folded position or to pull said grappling arms to said folded position from said unfolded position, wherein raising said telescopic slide bar within said hollow tubular shaft member unfolds said foldable grappling arms simultaneously, and lowering said telescopic slide bar folds said foldable grappling arms simultaneously; wherein said shank or crown further comprises a slidable collar which is coupled to said plurality of linking arms and to said telescopic slide bar, and which is further concentrically coupled about said hollow tubular shaft member; wherein said slidable collar is positioned at a lower end of said hollow tubular shaft member when said grappling arms are in said folded position.