grabber tool

Long-handled picker-upper

A grabber tool is a handheld device with a trigger mechanism that operates a claw or pincer at the end of a long shaft, used to pick up objects without bending or reaching.

Common among people with limited mobility, warehouse workers, and anyone retrieving items from high shelves or tight spaces: She used a grabber tool to reach the cereal on the top shelf.

Related

pincher · extender · reaching · elderly · disability · trash · trash picker · litter · squeeze · handle · jaws · extension · assist · pickup · mechanical · arm · stretch · grasp

Opposites
directness of manipulation

grabber toolbare hands

Ungloved, unequipped extremities

fingers · skin contact

function/action

grabber toolrelease mechanism

Device that unlocks restraint

extension vs. proximity

grabber toolstep stool

Low climbing aid

ladder

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G