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1. A pipe carrying device having a gripping position and a releasing position, the device for gripping and carrying a cylinderical pipe, the pipe having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first end and the second end, comprising:
a pair of elongated opposing rods, each rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the rods having a rod axis along which the rods extend when the device is oriented in the gripping position, each rod also including a bend near the distal end, the bend defined by the rod extending downwardly away from the rod axis; an outboard hinge located at the bend, the hinge including a first arm and a second arm that are pivotally connected at a hinge point having a hinge axis, the first arm and the second arm each secured to one of the rods at its bend, such that the rods pivot around the hinge axis; and a pair of hemispheric clamps, each clamp having a pair of longitudinal edges, an upper longitudinal edge operably coupled to the distal end of each rod, a lower longitudinal edge, and a pair of lateral edges extending between the longitudinal edges, the clamps configured for touching along the upper and the lower longitudinal edges forming a cylinder when the device is in the gripping position, the cylinder having a clamp axis, the clamp axis extending parallel to the hinge axis and perpendicular to the rod axis, the outboard hinge directing movement of the hemispheric clamps between the releasing position and the gripping position such that when the rods are pulled upwardly, the device is biased towards the gripping position wherein the hemispheric clamps are urged toward each other, the device thereby adapted for securely holding the pipe therein. |
