Improved Tongs for Pickles, Sugar, or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
Improved Tongs for Pickles, Sugar, or the like.
I, JOHN EDWARD FAIRMAN, of 52 Lansdowne Road, Dalston, in the County
of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The tongs forming the subject of this invention I construct of a wire or strip of
spring metal, or other material bent to a U form and the legs then bent from about
their middle to within a short distance of their free ends so that they lie close to
and parallel to one another; they are then bent inwards, so that they cross each
other, and after running a short distance parallel to each other, terminate with their
ends wide apart. These ends are furnished with spoons, claws, or other suitable
devices.
Sliding on those parts of the two legs lying close together is a ring or loop
attached to or formed on the end of a rod working through the top of the tongs,
and one or more guide pieces attached to the legs theroof.
By simply operating this rod the loop or ring on its end may be caused to travel
over the bent ends of the legs and so force these together, and cause them to grip
the desired object.
Dated this 14th day of November 1895.
Improved Tongs for Pickles, Sugar, or the like.
!, JOHN EDWARD FAIRMAN, of 52 Lansdowne Road, Dalston, in the County
of London, Engineor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed; to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The tongs forming the subject of this invention I construct of one or more pieces
of wire or strips of spring metal, or other material bent to a U form, and the legs
so shaped that from about their middle to within a short distance of their free ends
they lie close to and parallel to one another. They then extend inwards, so that
they cross each other, and terminate with portions parallel to each other and
furnished with spoons, claws, or other suitable devices.
Sliding on those parts of the two legs crossing one another is a ring or loop
attached to or formed on the end of a rod working through the top of the tongs,
and one or more guide pieces attached to the legs thereof.
The accompanying drawing illustrates tongs so constructed.
These are formed of wire, or strip of spring metal bent to a Ụ form. The legs
are then bent so that from the point a to the point b they lie parallel to one another,
but from the latter point extend inwards and cross one another and terminate with
two parallel portions, to which are affixed spoons c, claws, or other suitable
devices.

page_text: On those parts of the legs which cross one another slides a ring or loop d on the
end of a rode working, through the top of the tongs, and through one or more
guide or stay pieces g attached to the-legs of the latter.
By simply operating this rod the loop or ring on its end may be caused to travel
over the bent ends of the legs and so force these together, and cause them to grip
the desired object.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
Tongs for pickles, sugar, or the like, 'having the legs arranged to cross one
another and a ring on the end of an operating rod adapted to slide on such legs,
- substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated thin 4th da of 1908
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.