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OT-2026-000003399

Hand-held pick-up device

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
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MEALEY THOMAS P, PALMER DAREN D, PALMER HAROLD D
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US-5106139-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 21 April 1992
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Light-weight items or components may be picked-up and moved from space restricted areas. The method of lifting and placing such items involves the use of a hand-held tool, comprising a hollow tube containing a suction creating device, which suction creating device may be engaged by pressing an actuator member located in a hole in the hollow tube. A tip is attached to an open end of the hollow tube, so that air is expelled from and drawn into the suction creating device in the hollow tube through the tip. A gripping member is removably attached to the tip. The gripping member comprises a suction cup, an extension tube, and a fitting by which the gripping member is attached to the tip. A variety of gripping members, with suction cups of varying sizes and extension tubes of differing angles, may be used with the pick-up device. After expelling air from the suction creating device by use of the actuator member, the pick-up tool is lowered onto the item to be picked up, so that the suction cup comes into contact with that item. The actuator member is then disengaged to allow air to be drawn into the suction creating device, causing the item to be held against the suction cup. In this way, the item may be moved to another location, and released by depressing the actuator member.

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Abstract

Light-weight items or components may be picked-up and moved from space restricted areas. The method of lifting and placing such items involves the use of a hand-held tool, comprising a hollow tube containing a suction creating device, which suction creating device may be engaged by pressing an actuator member located in a hole in the hollow tube. A tip is attached to an open end of the hollow tube, so that air is expelled from and drawn into the suction creating device in the hollow tube through the tip. A gripping member is removably attached to the tip. The gripping member comprises a suction cup, an extension tube, and a fitting by which the gripping member is attached to the tip. A variety of gripping members, with suction cups of varying sizes and extension tubes of differing angles, may be used with the pick-up device. After expelling air from the suction creating device by use of the actuator member, the pick-up tool is lowered onto the item to be picked up, so that the suction cup comes into contact with that item. The actuator member is then disengaged to allow air to be drawn into the suction creating device, causing the item to be held against the suction cup. In this way, the item may be moved to another location, and released by depressing the actuator member.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003399, “Hand-held pick-up device,” published September 15, 2026 at 20:21:55 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003399.

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