Patent ID: 9662770
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A47J,B25B

Claim:
1. A pair of tongs comprising: opposed first and second tong arms each having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion wherein the proximal end portions of the tong arms are pivotally attached to each other so that the distal end portions of the first and second tong arms are moveable inwardly toward each other and outwardly away from each other; the distal end portions of each of the first and second tong arms defining a grasping surface for grasping items between the distal end portions of the first and second tong arms when the first and second tong arms are moved inwardly toward each other, the grasping surface comprising a flange; and the distal end portions of each of the first and second tong arms having a cooking grate bar engaging member configured to engage and grasp bars of a cooking grate, wherein each of the cooking grate bar engaging members comprises an elongated channel extending along the respective flange, the elongated channels sized and configured to grasp an elongated portion of the bar of the cooking grate when the first and second tong arms are moved toward each other.