Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Hand bars and hand barrows – Ball retriever
Patent
1997-03-20
1998-10-20
Kramer, Dean
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Hand bars and hand barrows
Ball retriever
294 24, 294104, B25J 100
Patent
active
058235906
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable length pole has an attachment with at least two fingers which are moveable to provide gripping force. In one embodiment, the fingers are opposed digits which are moveable toward each other to a closed position. The fingers are hinged, and at least one of the fingers is attached to a cord which is operable to move an end of the finger toward an end of the other finger. In a further embodiment, a spring is provided to bias the fingers in an open position. The cord is threaded through the middle of the telescoping pole to help prevent it from becoming tangled in tree branches. Further, a portion of the cord comprises a spring mechanism such as an elastic material to enable a user to set a desired tension for the fingers. Hooks are provided on the telescoping pole to secure the cord and allow two handed manipulation of the pole while the fingers retain desired tension on an object to be moved.
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Hubbard Jack E.
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