Patent ID: 8562044

Claim:
A barbecue grill lifter tool, comprising: a generally horizontal handle with two ends and a center between them for grasping by a hand of a user; a generally vertically downwardly depending rod connected to the handle said rod having a top end and a bottom end; said downwardly depending rod being connected near its bottom end to a horizontal rod; a first, upper, generally horizontal washer being disposed around and secured to the downwardly depending rod near the top end of the rod, the first upper washer being a finish washer with its cup open downwardly; a second, bottom, generally horizontal washer being disposed around, but moveable vertically relative to, the downwardly depending rod, said second, bottom washer being a flat fender washer, and movably resting at its bottom surface on the top of said horizontal rod near the bottom end of said downwardly depending rod; and, a generally vertically oriented spring being disposed near the downwardly depending rod, said spring being constrained between said first, upper washer and said second, bottom washer.