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US 9,150,284 · App. 14/472,506 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Grabbing apparatus

Inventor: Einar Villarosa Pe (Cape Coral, FL)

B63B21/00 B25J1/04

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Patent No.: US 9,150,284
App. No.: 14/472,506
Granted: Oct 6, 2015
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A grabbing apparatus comprises a first arm, a first proximal end, a first distal end, a first anchor arm affixed at the first distal end, a second arm, second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second anchor arm affixed at the second distal end. The second anchor arm is affixed to the first anchor arm, and a flexible attachment member is deformably affixed to the first anchor arm and the second anchor arm. The first arm and second arm are affixed to the base at an affixation point. When a force vector is applied to at least one of the first arm and the second arm, the flexible attachment member deforms, moving the first arm and the second arm towards one another and engages the lock, to connect the grabbing apparatus to a docking location.

Claims (30)

1. A grabbing apparatus for being removably connected to a docking location, comprising:

a first arm comprising a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first anchor arm affixed at the first distal end via a first fastener;

a second arm comprising a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second anchor arm affixed at the second distal end via second fastener, wherein the second anchor arm is affixed to the first anchor arm via a third fastener;

a flexible attachment member deformably affixed to the first anchor arm and deformably affixed to the second anchor arm via at least a deformable fastener;

a base comprising a releasable lock and an at least one point of affixation for the first arm and the second arm, wherein the first arm is affixed to the base at said first proximal end and the second arm is affixed to the base at said second proximal end via at least one of a fourth fastener;

wherein a force vector applied to at least one of the first arm and the second arm deforms the flexible attachment member, moving the first arm and the second arm directionally towards one another and engages the releasable lock, to removably connect the grabbing apparatus to the docking location, and the first arm and the second arm are statically affixed to the base at the at least one point of affixation.

2. A grabbing apparatus for being removably connected to a docking location, comprising:

a first arm comprising a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first anchor arm affixed at the first distal end via a first fastener;

a second arm comprising a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second anchor arm affixed at the second distal end via second fastener, wherein the second anchor arm is affixed to the first anchor arm via a third fastener;

a flexible attachment member deformably affixed to the first anchor arm and deformably affixed to the second anchor arm via at least a deformable fastener;

a base comprising a releasable lock and an at least one point of affixation for the first arm and the second arm, wherein the first arm is affixed to the base at said first proximal end and the second arm is affixed to the base at said second proximal end via at least one of a fourth fastener;

wherein a force vector applied to at least one of the first arm and the second arm deforms the flexible attachment member, moving the first arm and the second arm directionally towards one another and engages the releasable lock, to removably connect the grabbing apparatus to the docking location, and the base further comprises a cordage element, wherein when at least one of the first arm and the second arm are set into an immobile position, the cordage element unravels from the base.

3. A grabbing apparatus for being removably connected to a docking location, comprising:

a first arm comprising a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first anchor arm affixed at the first distal end via a first fastener;

a second arm comprising a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second anchor arm affixed at the second distal end via second fastener, wherein the second anchor arm is affixed to the first anchor arm via a third fastener;

a flexible attachment member deformably affixed to the first anchor arm and deformably affixed to the second anchor arm via at least a deformable fastener;

a base comprising a releasable lock and an at least one point of affixation for the first arm and the second arm, wherein the first arm is affixed to the base at said first proximal end and the second arm is affixed to the base at said second proximal end via at least one of a fourth fastener;

wherein a force vector applied to at least one of the first arm and the second arm deforms the flexible attachment member, moving the first arm and the second arm directionally towards one another and engages the releasable lock, to removably connect the grabbing apparatus to the docking location, and the base further comprises at least a second flexible attachment member and wherein the at least second flexible attachment member affixes the first arm to the base.

4. A grabbing apparatus for being removably connected to a docking location, comprising:

a first arm comprising a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first anchor arm affixed at the first distal end via a first fastener;

a second arm comprising a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second anchor arm affixed at the second distal end via second fastener, wherein the second anchor arm is affixed to the first anchor arm via a third fastener;

a flexible attachment member deformably affixed to the first anchor arm and deformably affixed to the second anchor arm via at least a deformable fastener;

a base comprising a releasable lock and an at least one point of affixation for the first arm and the second arm, wherein the first arm is affixed to the base at said first proximal end and the second arm is affixed to the base at said second proximal end via at least one of a fourth fastener;

wherein a force vector applied to at least one of the first arm and the second arm deforms the flexible attachment member, moving the first arm and the second arm directionally towards one another and engages the releasable lock, to removably connect the grabbing apparatus to the docking location, and the base further comprises at least a third flexible attachment member and wherein the at least third flexible attachment member affixes the second arm to the base.

5. A grabbing apparatus for being removably connected to a docking location, comprising:

a first arm comprising a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first anchor arm affixed at the first distal end via a first fastener;

a second arm comprising a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second anchor arm affixed at the second distal end via second fastener, wherein the second anchor arm is affixed to the first anchor arm via a third fastener;

a flexible attachment member deformably affixed to the first anchor arm and deformably affixed to the second anchor arm via at least a deformable fastener;

a base comprising a releasable lock and an at least one point of affixation for the first arm and the second arm, wherein the first arm is affixed to the base at said first proximal end and the second arm is affixed to the base at said second proximal end via at least one of a fourth fastener;

wherein a force vector applied to at least one of the first arm and the second arm deforms the flexible attachment member, moving the first arm and the second arm directionally towards one another and engages the releasable lock, to removably connect the grabbing apparatus to the docking location, and the releasable lock further comprises a second releasable lock which stops the movement of at least one of the first arm and the second arm.

Continuity (2)

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