Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Hand and finger attachments
Patent
1979-02-23
1981-04-14
Cherry, Johnny D.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Hand and finger attachments
294 99R, A47G 2110, A47J 4328
Patent
active
042616085
ABSTRACT:
Self-feeding tongs for use by most handicapped persons. The tongs include a pair of arms integrally joined to a hinge. Each arm has a rounded tip end, a gripping surface, a flat surface, and a loop. The loop is located on the outside of the arm adjacent the hinge and is adapted to accommodate the thumb or at least two fingers of a user. Each loop is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm to which it is attached. The hinge has a positive pressure which spread the tip ends apart, allows a handicapped person by pressure of the thumb and fingers to bring the tip ends together so that a piece of food can be grasped, and forces the tip ends open so that the grasped food may be released and eaten. The tongs are held in the palm of a hand in a relaxed pen grasp. The thumb and fingers are squeezed together to move the tip ends towards one another to grip and pick up pieces of food.
REFERENCES:
patent: D165869 (1952-02-01), Reiner
patent: D195865 (1963-08-01), Sundquist
patent: 993720 (1911-05-01), Schneider
patent: 2601766 (1952-07-01), Riddell et al.
patent: 2711339 (1955-06-01), McGogy
patent: 2864645 (1958-12-01), Meldrum
Cherry Johnny D.
Loo George W. T.
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