- Grab (tool)
A grab is a
mechanical device with two or morejaw s, used to pick things up or to capture things. Some types are:
*Roundnose grab: as in [http://www.grab-resale.com/Plaatjes_nederlands/Mechanische_Rondneus_grijper.jpgthis image]
*Clamshell grab: as in [http://www.grab-resale.com/Plaatjes_nederlands/Bak_Grijper_Mechanische_vier_draads.jpgthis image]
*Orange-peel grab: as in [http://www.grab-resale.com/Plaatjes_nederlands/Mechanische_poliep_cactus_grijper.jpgthis image] : in Dutch they are called "poliep grijpers" = "polyp grabs".
=External* [http://www.tricolorsalvage.com/pages/photo_close.asp?f=07Grab_lifting Big 2-jaw grab used for heavy salvage at sea] of the
MV Tricolor
* [http://www.esr.org/photos/sbi/pages/bottom%20grab%20recovery.htm Shelf-Basin Interactions / bottom grab recovery]
* [http://www.huta.zabrze.pl/en/chwytak.html Grab with 6 claws]
* [http://www.dcc-grabs.nl/producten/hydraulische_bakken_grijper.html 2-jaw clamshell grab]
* [http://www.ocp.tudelft.nl/dredging/MIEDEMA/1992_Wodcon_13_Clamshell/Wodcon92_Clamshell.htm The Closing Process of Clamshell Dredges in Water-Saturated Sand]
* [http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ships/ship4467.htm A clamshell type grab sampler for sediment]
* [http://www.centor.ulaval.ca/MHMultimediaBank/cd/BUS5%20Coil%20Grab%20with%20Scale.jpgGrab for picking up and weighing big coils of wire]
* [http://www.grab-resale.com/index.html Types of grab]
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