Patent attributes
A gripping device for retrieving goods from hard to reach or tight fitting spaces is provided. The gripping device comprises a first arm having a first end and a second end and a second arm having a first end and a second end with the first arm being pivotally attached to the second arm at a point between the first ends and the second ends. A first duckbill pincer-like clamp is secured to the second end of the first arm with a thickness of the first clamp being less than the width of the first clamp. A second duckbill pincer-like clamp is secured to the second end of the second arm with a thickness of the second clamp being less than the width of the second clamp. A spring member biases the first ends of the first arm and the second arm in a general direction away from each other. Upon maneuvering the first ends of the first arm and the second arm in a general direction toward each other, the second ends of the first arm and the second arm also move in a general direction toward each other. Upon the second ends of the first arm and the second arm being maneuvered together, an inside surface of the first clamp rests completely against an inside surface of the second clamp.
