US 12,150,589 B2 · Stuffed waffle tongs

Abstract

Disclosed is a waffle tong device and a method of using the waffle tong device. The waffle tong device being arranged so that a first and second side of the waffle tong device can be brought together by compressing a spring biased connector and once compressed, the waffle tong device can be placed on a waffle maker, filled with waffle batter and the waffle batter cooked to form a stuffed waffle. The spring biased connector configured such that once the waffle batter is cooked, the waffle tong device can be removed from the waffle maker and allowed to open whereupon the resultant stuffed waffle can be removed from the waffle tong device. Handle portions can be applied to the connector to allow for manipulation of the waffle tong device without risk of burns.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A waffle tong device for use with a stuffed waffle maker having an upper portion and a lower portion, the waffle tong device comprising:

a first side portion having an outer end and an inner end;
a second side portion having an outer end and an inner end;
and
a connecting portion having a first end connected to the inner end of the first side portion and a second end connected to the inner end of the second side portion, the connecting portion having a bias which causes the first side portion to separate from the second side portion.

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A waffle tong device for use with a stuffed waffle maker having an upper portion and a lower portion, the waffle tong device comprising:

a first side portion having an outer end and an inner end, the outer end of the first side portion being configured with a first portion alignment tab, the first side portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
a second side portion having an outer end and an inner end, the outer end of the second side portion being configured with a second portion alignment tab, the second side portion having an outer surface and an inner surface;
the inner surfaces of the first and second side portions being configured with raised shapes spaced about the inner surfaces;
and
a connecting portion having a first end connected to the inner end of the first side portion and a second end connected to the inner end of the second side portion, the connecting portion being continuous from the first end to the second end, the connecting portion having a bias such that the first side portion and the second side portion are held apart from each other when no compressive force is applied to the waffle tong device;
a first handle portion and a second handle portion, each handle portion being mounted to the connecting portion to form gripping surfaces for applying compressive force, the first handle portion and the second handle portion being formed from a material that provides a heat insulative function between the connecting portion and an outer surface of the first handle portion and the second handle portion;
the first portion alignment tab and the second portion alignment tab are configured such that the first side portion and the second side portion are aligned when caused to be in contact with each other by the connecting portion;
the first side portion and the second side portion are adapted to mount between the upper portion and the lower portion of the stuffed waffle maker;
and
the first side portion and the second side portion being formed in an arcuate shape.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/239,279Filed 23 Apr 2021 · continuation

Priority

19 Aug 2019

Published

US 2021/0235923 A15 Aug 2021

Granted

26 Nov 2024

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

A47J 37/0611
Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills: the food being cooked between two heating plates, e.g. waffle-irons
A21B 5/023
Apparatus for baking hollow articles, waffles, pastry, biscuits, or the like: hinged moulds for baking waffles
A47J 36/16
Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels: inserts
A47J 43/283
Other culinary hand implements, e.g. spatulas, pincers, forks or like food holders, ladles, skimming ladles, cooking spoons; Spoon-holders…:…

Family

Application29/702,403Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Aug 2019

Application29/702,400Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Aug 2019

US 2021/0235923 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Aug 2021

US D917,242 S1Parent of this continuation

US D941,077 S1Parent of this continuation

US 12,150,589 B2This patent

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Abstract

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