Mystery Tool

Originally Posted by genecarp

gynecological, definately

Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

I love old tools and don't have a clue. Looks like it might be handy in getting something lightweight out of a hot pot like dyeing, laundry, tanning small hides, spagetti.
Kidding on the last one. Lifting butter from the churn?

Originally Posted by from patent document

What I claim is:
one of said disk elements being rotative with
respect to the companion disk element to
open and close the arms.
1. A pair of separated disk elements, and gripping arms carried by one of the disk elements and guided by the other disk elements, ! the latter provided with a reduced portion terminating in a squared end, a rotatable disk moxmted on the reduced portion, handle members connected with the rotatable disk and with the squared end of the stem, and 30 yieldable members flexibly connected to the rotatable disk and in slidable engagement with the remaining disk, said members having bent terminals forming hooks.
nected with and spaced a distance from each
other, handle members rigidly associated
with each of the disks and extending laterally
therefrom, a plurality of arms flexibly
connected to one of the disks and slidably

Originally Posted by tgeb

With this kind of syntax, it is a wonder anything has been invented since. I can't imagine the gobbledy gook involved in today's patents.

That is a neat piece of History, thanks for sharing MD.