Patent ID: 6568728
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A47G,A47J

Abstract:
A positioning structure for grill tongs, comprising:left and right tongs hinged together by a hinge; a sector seat positioned between the left and right tongs, the sector seat having at least three wave-shaped grooves on each of the two sides thereof respectively facing the left and right tongs, the three wave-shaped grooves comprising a pair of outer grooves and a middle groove therebetween; each of the tongs comprising an inner surface having a pair of deep notches and a shallow notch positioned between the deep notches, the notches correspond to respective wave-shaped grooves of the sector seat; a lever plate comprising a pair of legs, such that the pair of legs can be secured between the middle grooves of the sector seat and the shallow notches of respective ones of the left and right tongs, to lock the tongs in a compacted position; and wherein when the pair of legs of the lever plate are positioned between the outer grooves of the sector seat and corresponding ones of the deep notches of the left and right tongs, the left and right tongs are permitted to pivot.