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 Title: |
US3934915:
Disposable utility tongs
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Humpa, Norbert J.; Schaumburg, IL 60172
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1976-01-27
/ 1973-03-09
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| Application Number: |
US1973000339930
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B25B 9/02;
IPC-7:
B25B 9/02;
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| ECLA Code: |
B25B9/02;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
294/099.2;
294/033;
294/902;
0D7/686;
Original:
294/016;
081/043;
294/033;
294/099.R;
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| Field of Search: |
294/99 R,33,25,16
081/043
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| Priority Number: |
| 1973-03-09 |
US1973000339930 |
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| Abstract: |
A one-piece set of synthetic plastic, object-gripping tongs including a pair of longitudinally extending blades, an integral hinge normally urging the blades to fully spread positions, but permitting movement thereof to closed, object-gripping positions, and cooperating connector portions on the blades interrupting spreading movement of the blades in positions between the fully spread and closed positions, but permitting movement thereof to the closed positions.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Swartz, John J. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Blunk, Evon C.; Nase, Jeffrey V.
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A one-piece set of synthetic plastic tongs for releasably gripping an object, such as an ice cube or the like comprising:
- a pair of longitudinally extending blades having free ends mounting, confronting, object gripping teeth;
- hinge means integrally connected with the other ends of said blades, normally urging said blades to spread positions in which said blades lie substantially in the same plane, but permitting movement of said blades to closed positions in which said blades are generally coextensive and said teeth grip opposite sides of an object; and
- means carried by the blades for interrupting spreading movement of said blades in less spread positions intermediate said spread positions and said closed positions but permitting movement of said blades to said closed, object-gripping positions.
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