Thomas R Mcnay

US Patent:

20150158183, Jun 11, 2015

Filed:

Dec 1, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/557134

Inventors:

THOMAS OTTO MCNAY - LOVELAND OH, US

International Classification:

B25J 13/02
B25J 19/00
B25J 1/04

Abstract:

This is a Powered Drive and Control Mechanism for improving the operation of hand held manually operated gripping/reaching devices. Manually operated Reaching/grabber devices are spring loaded to open so they require the user to have good strength and dexterity to close them and keep them closed around an object being reached. Many users have physical limitations making these tools difficult or impossible for then to operate. With this lightweight battery powered Drive and Control Mechanism incorporated into a gripping/reaching tool an operator only needs to touch a button for opening or closing the tool and it has an inherent ability to hold items in its grip without the operator having to hold it closed. This design allows it to be used by persons that would not have the ability to operate a gripper/reaching tool otherwise.