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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Yoshiaki Nagamura, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Shintaro Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Haruka Kaneko, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshiaki Nagamura, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Shintaro Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Haruka Kaneko, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a grip device of the present invention, shielding members are placed in the openings of a handle in which arm members are to be arranged, respectively. This can make it difficult for a foreign matter to enter the handle via the openings. The presence of the shielding members can prevent a foreign matter from being caught between the handle and each of the arm members when the handle is moved from the extended position to the retracted position, resulting in a smooth movement of the handle.