Arrangement regarding a gripping device

Claim 1

A gripping device comprising an operating handle and a trigger key pivoted to said handle, said handle and said trigger key each having an inner wall, a support flange projecting from said inner wall of said trigger key towards said inner wall of said handle, a push rod extending towards said inner wall of said handle from a corner formed by said inner wall of said trigger key and said support flange and slidable upon said support flange, the end of said push rod extending towards said inner wall of said handle engaging said inner wall of said handle, a tube having one end attached to said handle, a claw sleeve attached to another end of said tube, said claw sleeve having a first and second axle coupled thereto, said first and second axles being positioned a distance from the longitudinal axis of said tube and on opposite sides of said tube, a first gripping claw having a first gripping end and an opposite end having a first groove therein, said first gripping claw being pivotally connected to said claw sleeve at said first axle at a position on said first gripping claw located between said first gripping end and said first groove, a second gripping claw having a second gripping end and an opposite end having a second groove therein, said second groove overlapping said first groove, said second gripping claw being pivotally connected to said claw sleeve at said second axle at a position on said second gripping claw located between said second gripping end and said second groove, a pulling peg extending transverse relative to said longitudinal axis from said first groove to said second groove, a disc plate attached to said pulling peg, spring means contained within said claw sleeve and bearing against said disc plate for urging said gripping claws towards an open position, and a cable extending through said tube and having one end coupled to said push rod and an opposite end attached to said disc plate.