Patent ID: 7896415

Claim:
A package lifting tool, comprising: a. two L-shaped main arms each including a lower curved segment and an upper straight segment, said main arms being pivotally connected together at a first pivot joint, each said main arm including a distal end and a proximal end; b. one gripping pad pivotally attached to said distal end of each said main arm, said gripping pads each including a flat surface designed to be press against the opposite surfaces of an object so that the object may be manually lifted; c. a secondary arm pivotally attached to the proximal end of one said main arm, said secondary arm being sufficient in length to extend over and beyond said first pivot joint to pivotally hold said two main arms together; and, d. lift arm pivotally attached at one end to the proximal end of said main arm opposite said main arm attached to said secondary arm, said lift arm extending upward and crossing the section of said secondary arm extending beyond said first pivot joint, said lift arm being pivotally attached to the upper section of said secondary arm that extends over said first pivot joint, said lift arm including a curve handle surface that extends inward to enable a user to selectively press said secondary arm and said curved handle together to open said gripping pads or hold said secondary and simultaneously release said lift arm so that said main arms may move inward on opposite sides of a package disposed between said gripping pads and lift said package when a upward force is applied to said secondary arm.