Patent ID: 8727408

Claim:
Tongs comprising: a base comprising a solid body including two generally opposed surfaces; and two elongate, resilient fingers, each finger supported by and cantilevered from the base at a respective one of the two generally opposed surfaces, wherein: each finger includes an inner surface and an outer surface, each finger is cantilevered to extend from the base with the inner surfaces of each of the fingers facing generally in opposition, the fingers extend from a proximal end adjacent the base to a distal end, and at least one of the fingers includes a tapered section comprising a taper increasing in thickness between the inner surface and the outer surface from a proximal location at or near the proximal end to a distal location at or near the distal end, and a proximal lengthwise portion of the at least one finger is more resilient than a distal lengthwise portion of the at least one finger.