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CLAW-LIKE SPRING JAWS (1) ARE CONTROLLED BY TENSION WIRES (2) EXTENDING ALONG A HOLLOW SHAFT (4) TO A TENSIONING DEVICE INCLUDING PIVOTED FINGER GRIPS (5). A COMPRESSION SPRING (8) NORMALLY HOLDS THE WIRES (2) IN TENSION AND RETRACTS THE JAWS (1) INTO A BELL-MOUTHED HEAD PORTION (3). WHEN THE FORCEPS ARE OPERATED, THE SPRING (8) IS COMPRESSED TO ALLOW THE JAWS (1) TO EXTEND AND OPEN. AS THE JAWSARE RETRACTED AGAIN BY THE SPRING (8), THEY FIRST CLOSE ON THE OBJECT TO BE GRIPPED AND THEN WITHDRAW INTO THE HOLLOW INTERIOR OF THE HEAD PORTION (3) WHERE THEY ARE COMPLETELY SHIELDED.(FIG 1)
Procedure for reducing the gripping force required for pulling out trees and for separation of roots by application of a force acting essentially in the longitudinal direction of the tree, and an apparatus for implementation of the procedure