Patent ID: 6435358
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A47G,A47J

Abstract:
A holder for supporting a spoon and a pair of tongs in a sanitary manner, in which the tongs have two elongate handle members pivotally joined at their first ends, with grasping second ends that are urged apart by spring bias, the holder comprising:a) a base having a lower surface for resting upon a support surface, an upper surface, a rear end and a forward end; b) a pair of upright elements extending upwardly from the upper surface and spaced apart from one another, the upright elements adapted for engaging the handles of the tongs intermediate the first and second ends of the tongs by the spring bias forcing the handles against the upright elements; and c) at least one depression in the upper surface adapted to serve as a spoon rest, and also positioned to catch drippings from the second ends of the tongs when the tongs are held by the spring bias urging the handle elements against the upright elements.