Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Stove implements – Fire tong
Patent
1993-10-21
1994-10-11
Cherry, Johnny D.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Stove implements
Fire tong
294104, A47J 4900
Patent
active
053541103
ABSTRACT:
The fireplace tending tool is of tubular construction with a hand grip and actuating lever, both of which can be squeezed together with one hand. The actuating lever is connected by means of a solid rod inside the tube to a moveable jaw construction which jaw is of curved design. The moveable jaw is made from flat bar steel and possesses a single tooth at its outer end. This moveable jaw opposes two similar shaped fixed jaws or tines constructed of round steel with a curved design similar to the curve of the moveable jaw. These two fixed jaws and the moveable jaw are fabricated of welded steel and fixed about the center line of the tube at the tube's end opposite from the end of the tube where the hand grip and actuating lever are located. The overall design the device provides for 180 degree movement of same in the placing of logs and in operating the device. Due to its lightweight design and streamlined contour, maximum leverage and control is attained during operation.
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Cherry Johnny D.
Neyerlin Wallace F.
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