US 5,934,721 AGranted

Multi-function adjustable grip barbecue tong assembly

OwnerArmin Waldeinventor

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Abstract

The multi-functional adjustable grip barbeque tong assembly 10 has an adjustable separation limiter 16 that controls how far apart the handles 14 are to conform to the users needs, a dual-spatula tong system for grabbing and turning food, beveled cutting edges 44 on the spatula plates 23, 25, tines 30 that fit between and below the rods of a barbeque grill 36 to get underneath food 38 to better lift it, and recesses 31 to scrape the grill 36 clean. The dual spatula assemblies 24, 26 are connected to one another by a spring action U-clip 11 that has a limiting bolt 17 running through the two legs. The further that the limiting bolt 17 is threaded into a threaded aperture 50 the closer the two legs are pulled together thereby also decreasing the distance between the connected handles 14 making the tongs 10 easier to manage.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A multi-function adjustable grip barbeque tong assembly comprising:

a) a spring clip, said spring clip being a resilient plate curved into a U-shape forming a straight first leg and a straight second leg connected by a radial fulcrum;
b) first and second handles affixed to opposite ends of said spring clip;
c) a first plate affixed to said first handle, said first plate having beveled cutting edges;
d) a second plate affixed to said second handle, said first and second plates being substantially parallel;
and
e) an adjustable opening limiter wherein said first leg, said first handle and said first plate form a first spatula assembly, said first spatula assembly having a plurality of tines extending longitudinally and distally from said first plate and a plurality of recesses, each of said plurality of recesses having sharpened cutting edges and being positioned between a respective pair of said plurality of tines.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.