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The invention is an improved lock for a gripping device, for use by handicapped persons, with a lock-type member to improve safety. The gripping device consists of double acting jaws that grips the item to be picked up or lifted, a forward arm section, a rearward arm section, and a control mechanism

The invention is an improved lock for a gripping device, for use by handicapped persons, with a lock-type member to improve safety. The gripping device consists of double acting jaws that grips the item to be picked up or lifted, a forward arm section, a rearward arm section, and a control mechanism to control the gripping action of the double acting jaws and the hinge action between the forward arm section and the rearward arm section. A lock-type safety member for the hinge action improves the safety factor when using the device. The device with the lock-type safety member can be operated with one hand. It can also be operated from a wheel chair.

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In a gripping device to aid handicapped persons in reaching and picking up objects, said gripping device having a gripping means, a forward arm member, a rearward arm member, and a control mechanism, a lock-type safety means, comprising: a forward arm member; a rearward arm member, said rearward arm

In a gripping device to aid handicapped persons in reaching and picking up objects, said gripping device having a gripping means, a forward arm member, a rearward arm member, and a control mechanism, a lock-type safety means, comprising: a forward arm member; a rearward arm member, said rearward arm member being pivotally connected to said forward arm member; a control mechanism, said control mechanism being movably affixed to said rearward arm member, said control mechanism controlling the pivotal movement of said forward arm member toward the user and the gripping action of the device, said control mechanism having a remote thumb control means, said remote thumb control means controlling the activation of the pivotal operation of said forward arm member pivotally connected to said rearward arm member; and a locking means, said locking means being slidably positioned on said rearward arm member, said locking means automatically releasably engaging said control mechanism and locking it in a predetermined position when said rearward arm member is raised to an elevated position, said locking means serving as a safety device to make said remote thumb control means inoperative, said locking means also being capable of releasably disengaging from said control mechanism to permit said thumb control to function in controlling said activation of said pivotal operation of said forward arm.