Patent ID: 8100450
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: A47G,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A molded article in the form of tongs for handling food, said article comprising: a common fulcrum end; first and second arms extending from said common fulcrum end and terminating in respective first and second grasping ends, said first and second grasping ends being disposed in a mutually opposing and normally spaced-apart relationship, said first and second grasping ends being relatively moveable to a closed position for grasping food therebetween; and a reinforcing member disposed between said first and second arms proximate said fulcrum end, said reinforcing member connected by a transverse component to said first and second arms and by a longitudinal rib to said fulcrum end, and there being at least one opening disposed on each side of said longitudinal rib.