Gripping tools

摘要

A tool for selective attachment to pipe or other elongated objects. The tool includes a handgrip for gripping the tool by hand, which is attached to a base. The tool includes a flexible fastener or strap for wrapping around the pipe, and a tensioner for exerting tension on the fastener to clamp the pipe between the fastener and the base.

主权项

1. A tool for handling elongated objects, the tool comprising:
a base having an engaging surface for contacting an object; a first handle portion affixed to and extending from the base; a second handle portion releasably engageable with at least one of the base and the first handle portion, the second handle portion including a pair of projections that are fittingly engageable within a capture region defined in the base which enable the second handle portion to be pivotally positioned between an open position and a closed position upon engagement with at least one of the base and the first handle portion; a flexible fastener having a first end engaged with the second handle portion; and provisions for maintaining tension applied to the fastener, wherein the provisions for maintaining tension applied to the fastener include: a cam buckle pivotally attached to the base and defining a region between the cam buckle and the base for receiving the fastener, the cam buckle biased to urge the cam buckle toward engagement with the fastener.