US Patent 9878444 Reaching and grasping tool with improved gripping heads

A reaching and grabbing tool is provided that has gripping head with at least one jaw operatively connected to a trigger for movement with respect to a gripping axis. The gripping head defines at least one region configured to provide a plurality of gripping states. The gripping head can have more than one jaw that each move with respect to the gripping axis. The plurality of gripping states can include three different gripping states.