Device and method for firmly gripping an object, such as a container or jar

US11603303B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventor

• John Gilbert · Somers, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67B7/186
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A strap wrench device includes (a) an elongate, flexible member having a first end and a second end; and (b) an elongate handle having a proximal end, a distal end, a face side and a back side. The handle is configured to be conveniently held in a user's right hand with its proximal end extending toward the object to be gripped. The proximal end of the handle has a means on its right side (when held by a user with its the face side upward) for attaching the first end of the flexible member. It also has an opening adjacent the handle's left side through which the second end of the flexible member can pass. The flexible member extends through the opening in the handle, thereby forming a loop that can surround and grip an object. The flexible member then extends further along the left side of the handle toward the handle's distal end. The handle includes a rounded protrusion at its proximal end, adjacent to the opening and on a side of the opening that is opposite to the flexible member attachment means, for pressing the flexible member against the gripped object when the device is in use.