Patent ID: 7458622

Claim:
Tongs for handling food, comprising: a pair of tong members pivotally connected together and biased away from each other to define an opening angle therebetween; and an adjustment mechanism comprising a manually operable actuator rotatable about a longitudinal axis of said tongs for adjusting the opening angle to a desired opening angle in a range of opening angles, wherein said adjustment mechanism comprises a support element extending along said longitudinal axis, said manually operable actuator being coupled to said support element such that rotation of said manually operable actuator about said longitudinal axis causes said manually operable actuator to axially move relative to said support element, and wherein said manually operable actuator comprises an internally threaded portion and said support element comprises an externally threaded portion, said manually operable actuator being coupled to said support element via said internally threaded portion and said externally threaded portion.