Patent ID: 6152505
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B25B,B65G

Abstract:
A tongs apparatus comprising:a pair of first mutually divergent arms, each of the arms distally terminating with a foot having at least two spaced apart and pointed toes;a second arm rotatably joined with the pair of first arms at a medially positioned pivot means, the second arm terminating, with a further one of said feet having the at least two spaced apart and pointed toes;the pointed toes of the pair of first arms directed toward, and spaced apart from, the pointed toes of the second arm;a biasing means joining a common proximal end of the pair of first arms with a proximal end of the second arm so as to position the arms in a preferred attitude, said biasing means enabled for diminishing said spaced apart condition of the toes for enabling the gripping of an object as the second arm rotates about the pivot means to place the pointed toes of each of the pair of first arms in compressive opposition to the pointed toes of the second arm;a biasing means adjusting means enabled for changing a bias tension of the biasing means.