Reacher assembly
US9795237B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J1/04
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A reacher assembly (20) combines a single shaft (22) presenting a guideway (30) and supporting a handle (40). A trigger (44) is spaced from the handle (40) and is connected to a closeable jaw (50) by a cable (56) disposed in the channel (38). A snare (66) presents a loop controlled by a slide (72) slidably supported in a slot (74) in the shaft (22) with the snare (66) and the cable (56) extending in parallel and side by side relationship with one another with the snare (66) in the guideway (30) of the shaft (22) and the cable (56) in the channel (38) for movement relative to each other in the shaft (22). A shoehorn (60) is slidably supported by a track (58) on the shaft (22). An incapacitated person may carry only one assembly (20) to perform multiple tasks.
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