Patent ID: 7878092

Claim:
A grasping tool comprising: a. a sleeve having a closed first end and an open second end; b. a plurality of fingers arranged radially within the sleeve and mounted within the sleeve for longitudinal movement therein, and such that ends of the fingers extend from the open end of the sleeve; c. means for moving the sleeve over the fingers toward the ends thereof such that the ends of the fingers are moved radially inward thereby to grasp a fastener positioned between the ends of the fingers; d. a finger support structure having longitudinal grooves formed therein, the finger support structure being mounted in the sleeve for longitudinal movement therein along with the fingers, wherein the fingers are positioned in the longitudinal grooves of the support structure; and e. a spring mounted in the sleeve between the fingers and the closed first end of the sleeve so as to bias the fingers in the direction of the open second end of the sleeve.