Device for handling oil laden pad

摘要

A device is provided for handling a sorbent pad soaked with oil without contact with the person using the device. The device has an elongated handle or support member and a jaw for grasping the pad fixed to one end of the support member. The jaw is formed by a stationary plate member and a pivotable plate member which are associated together. A lever is provided near the gripping end of the support member for placing a cable secured at one end to the pivotable plate member under tension to move the pivotable plate member to open the jaw. The pivotable plate member is biased by a spring towards the stationary plate member when tension on the cable is released.