Protective improvised cap stick

US10800029B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · US

Inventors

• Diaz Angel · Indian Head, US
• Keith Chamberlain · Waldorf, US
• Daniel McCarthy · Baltimore, US
• Lee Foltz · Indian Head, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B25J1/04
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary apparatus includes a reach-extender shaft having a first end and a second end. A jaw assembly may be attached to the first end of the reach-extender shaft. The jaw assembly may be angularly displaced from the first end of the reach-extender shaft and may include a pair of jaws having a stationary jaw and a moveable jaw pivotably attached to the stationary jaw. A handle assembly may be attached to the second end of the reach-extender shaft. The handle assembly includes a grip with a trigger and a shield. The trigger is pivotably attached to the grip and operatively attached to the jaw assembly by an actuator rod coupled between the trigger and the moveable jaw. The shield is located between the jaw assembly and the trigger, in a plane angled across the longitudinal axis of the reach-extender shaft.