Lockable tongs
US7311344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J43/283
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Lockable tongs are provided having a pair of elongate tong members joined at a hinge point for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position for grasping an item, each elongate member defining a U-shaped channel comprising a forward portion and a rearward portion projecting in opposite directions from the hinge point and a locking mechanism, disposed for rotation about a longitudinal axis extending between the elongate members and configured to rotate between an unlocking position and a locking position which releasably locks the elongate members in the closed position, the locking mechanism being disposed within the U-shaped channel between the rearward portions of the elongate members.
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