Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
302 words
A pick up device comprising: a handgrip assembly having a trigger; a dual jaw member gripping assembly comprising a pair of elongated jaw members each having a front leg portion, a rear leg portion, and a pivot pin aperture intermediate said front and rear leg portions, a bottom plate having a front triangular portion with an elongated tail portion extending rearwardly, said bottom plate having built in hubs located adjacent the forward end of said front triangular portion that align themselves with the apertures of said jaw members, side walls extend upwardly from the lateral edges of said tail portion and these side walls along with a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear end of said tail portion form a compartment for receiving an elongated clevis that is slidable longitudinally back and forth within said compartment when said trigger is squeezed and released, and a top plate having a front triangular portion with an elongated tail portion extending rearwardly, said jaw members being able to pivot about these hubs to touch each at the tips of their front leg portions; an elongated tubular member having its one end connected to said handgrip assembly and its other end connected to said dual jaw member gripping assembly; an elongated rod member passing through the interior of said tubular member having its one end connected to said trigger and its opposite end connected to means for pivoting said jaw members about their respective hubs to close said jaw members about an object; and said means for pivoting said jaw members comprises a clevis which is received inside said compartment formed in said bottom plate and this structure in turn is received in one end of said tubular sleeve and said clevis has a receptacle for receiving the front tip portion of said rod member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
302 words
A pick up device comprising: a handgrip assembly having a trigger; a dual jaw member gripping assembly comprising a pair of elongated jaw members each having a front leg portion, a rear leg portion, and a pivot pin aperture intermediate said front and rear leg portions, a bottom plate having a front triangular portion with an elongated tail portion extending rearwardly, said bottom plate having built in hubs located adjacent the forward end of said front triangular portion that align themselves with the apertures of said jaw members, side walls extend upwardly from the lateral edges of said tail portion and these side walls along with a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear end of said tail portion form a compartment for receiving an elongated clevis that is slidable longitudinally back and forth within said compartment when said trigger is squeezed and released, and a top plate having a front triangular portion with an elongated tail portion extending rearwardly, said jaw members being able to pivot about these hubs to touch each at the tips of their front leg portions; an elongated tubular member having its one end connected to said handgrip assembly and its other end connected to said dual jaw member gripping assembly; an elongated rod member passing through the interior of said tubular member having its one end connected to said trigger and its opposite end connected to means for pivoting said jaw members about their respective hubs to close said jaw members about an object; and said means for pivoting said jaw members comprises a clevis which is received inside said compartment formed in said bottom plate and this structure in turn is received in one end of said tubular sleeve and said clevis has a receptacle for receiving the front tip portion of said rod member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A pick up device as recited in claim 1 wherein said hand grip assembly is formed of a left hand portion and a right half hand grip portion that mate together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A pick up device as recited in claim 1 wherein the front leg portion of said jaw members have an obtuse angular orientation to said rear leg portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A pick up device as recited in claim 1 wherein said front leg portions have a vertically extending flange along their inner edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A pick up device as recited in claim 1 wherein said clevis has vertically spaced top and bottom walls interconnected at their forward end by a pressure wall that causes the tips of said jaw members to pivot toward each other as the clevis travels rearwardly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A pick up device as recited in claim 1 wherein said clevis has means for limiting its rearward axial travel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A pick up device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a spring which abuts against the rear of said clevis to cause the tips of the jaw members to move away from each other as the clevis travels forward.