![]() ![]() Also, you could keep the tool folded up in the trunk of your car between trips. But a grabbing tool like this one would enable you to stay in the chair and speed up your shopping experience. If you must use an electric cart in the store, it seems every item you intend to purchase is on a top shelf, requiring you to stop the cart, climb out and reach painfully for it. The activity I would most recommend for the Gopher is grocery shopping. The only caveat is that the maximum safe weight you can maneuver with this tool is five pounds, so anything heavier or of a delicate nature should be handled by someone assisting you. Also, you can pick up items from the floor or ground, which can save your back. In addition to the afore-mentioned cabinets and refrigerators, you can grab stuff from high shelves, which is particularly handy for people who are in wheelchairs or scooters or who are generally short in stature. It doesn’t fold up small enough to fit into anything as small as a purse, but you might be able to stash it in a utility drawer. In the middle of the tool is a hinge lock that you can release to fold the tool in half for storage. ![]() The handle, which has a trigger that operates the brackets on the other end, also can be rotated so that you can have a little more leeway for reaching into confined spaces, like, behind your refrigerator. And once you’ve captured an item between the suction cups, there is a lock on the handle you can slide into place to hold your intended item securely, until you’re ready to release it. The end has metal brackets that close together like salad tongs and suction cups to aid in grabbing whatever you’re after. This device is reasonably thin, but nearly three feet long and perfect for plucking items out of the back of a cabinet. After I got a bottle of vanilla stuck back there, I asked my husband to purchase a long-handled grabbing tool for me, as I figured it would have multiple uses. Attempting to lift heavier items is dangerous.I have a Lazy Susan in a corner cabinet of the kitchen and every so often, a can or other item will fall off the shelf and roll to the back of the cabinet out of my reach. Use only on objects weighing 5 lbs or less. Use special care when gripping delicate or heave objects with the trigger locking mechanism. Falling objects can cause damage or injury, so be very careful when reaching overhead. Due to continued product enhancements, product image may differ slightly from actual product purchased.Ĭaution: Do not use Gopher as a cane or walking aid. Use it in your home, yard, office, car, boat or RV. ![]() You will find hundreds of uses for this handy helper. Now with super grip suction cups! No bending! No climbing! No straining! Reach up high! Pick up down low! Rotating head! Pull & turn up! Great for: Home yard office car boat RV & more! Folds in half for easy storage! New & improved! As seen on TV. Then told the front part of the extension arm towards the grip handle and lock into place (I). Note: If you do not unlock the hinge, you will not be able to fold the unit. To store Gopher Pro - to fold the Gopher Pro for storage, push the hinge lock into the unlocked position (H). Rotating Head: Just pull & turn to get into tight places. Aluminum Constructions: Lightweight & sturdy. ![]() Instructions: Super Grip: Precision suctions cups. Using the rotating head - To adjust Gopher Pro for ease of use and versatility in tight spaces, pull the extension arm away from the grip handle and turn 90 degrees in either direction (F) then release until extension arm locks into place (G). The suction cups will return to their fully opened position. To unlock the suction cups, squeeze the trigger and release. Using the trigger-locking mechanism - For additional control after squeezing the trigger and firmly gripping an object with the suction cups (d), slide the trigger-locking mechanism (E) to the left - this locks the suction cups in position allowing you to let go of the trigger, for hands free gripping. Carefully bring the grasped object into arm's reach to retrieve it with your other hand and release the trigger or place the object wherever you'd like to leave it and release the trigger after you set it down. How to use Gopher Pro - To reach for an object with the Gopher Pro, hold the grip handle (A) and squeeze the trigger (B) until the suction cups (C) firmly grasp the object. ![]()
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