Grasping tool
US11780076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J1/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for holding an article, the tool incorporating a first tube having proximal and distal ends; a cylindrical member received within the first tube, the cylindrical member having proximal and distal ends; a first pair of jaws, wherein one of the jaws among the first pair of jaws is fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the distal end of the first tube, and wherein the other jaw among the first pair of jaws is fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the distal end of the cylindrical member; and a second pair of jaws, wherein a first jaw among the second pair of jaws is fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the distal end of the first tube, and wherein the other jaw among the second pair of jaws is fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the distal end of the cylindrical member.
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