Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Grapple – Resilient jaws
Patent
1999-02-02
2000-10-17
Cherry, Johnny D.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Grapple
Resilient jaws
294 25, 294131, A47G 2110, A47J 4328
Patent
active
061319775
ABSTRACT:
A tongs assembly comprising a tongs and a hand shield is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the tongs include a pair of arms hingedly connected at one end and the shield is attached to the arms and extends radially outward from an optimal fulcrum point on the arms. The shield is preferably round and formed by two thin, rigid shield sections that are individually attached to the arms. Each shield section is positioned on an arm in such a way as to create a fulcrum point on the longitudinal axis of the tongs, so that in the open position, the grasping ends of the tongs pivot downwardly and the hinged or closed end of the tongs pivot upwardly and away from the surface on which the grasping ends of the tongs are resting. The handles of the tongs are thereby kept from directly contacting the food or the utensil.
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Kertz Glen M.
Sacks Steven M.
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