Patent ID: 6170161
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A47J,B25G

Abstract:
An extendable barbecue tool comprising:a cooking tool including a head portion and a substantially flat handle-engaging portion, the handle-engaging portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and opposing sides;a substantially flat handle having a cavity that slidably receives the handle-engaging portion of the cooking tool, the cooking tool slidable within the cavity to and between a collapsed position and an extended position;an opening within the handle-engaging portion of the cooking tool, the opening extending from the top surface fully through to the bottom surface, and being spaced a distance from each of, and located between, the opposing sides;a latch element, operatively connected to the handle, sized to fit within the opening and spring biased toward a surface of the handle-engaging portion of the cooking tool, such that the latch element is releasably urged into the opening to releasably secure the cooking tool in its extended position; anda button, operatively connected to the latch element, that, when depressed, urges the latch element against the spring bias to release the latch element from the opening when the cooking tool is in its extended position.