SLIDING HANDLE REACHER

摘要

A reaching apparatus is provided for allowing a user to utilize gross motor skills to actuate the reaching apparatus. The reaching apparatus includes a fixed and a sliding handle on a shaft. An internal pulley system is connected between the first and second handles such that sliding of the second handle activates the pulley system to move the claw of the reaching apparatus between an open and closed configuration. The claw may be locked in an open and/or closed configuration by rotation of the handle on the shaft. The pulley system can be set to specific resistance to activate the claw upon different gross motor levels.

主权项

1. A reaching apparatus, comprising:
a shaft having first and second ends; a fixed handled positioned on the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft; a second handle positioned on the shaft and movable in relation thereto; a claw positioned at the second end of the shaft and having an open configuration and a closed configuration; and a pulley system generally within the shaft connected to the fixed handle, second handle, and claw; wherein sliding the second handle on the shaft away from the fixed handle causes the claw to move from the open configuration to the closed configuration.