Patent ID: 7086676

Claim:
Multi-purpose tongs, comprising: a first tong member having a grasping end and a hinge end; a second tong member having a grasping end and a hinge end; a first pin pivotally connecting said first and said first and said second tong members; a cam means for incrementally positioning said first and said second tong members relative to one another, wherein said cam means further comprises a cam body comprising a first transverse slot extending laterally through said cam body and a second transverse slot extending laterally through said cam body and separated from said first transverse slot by a transverse wall, said second transverse slot having a plurality of incrementally raised and adjacent support surf aces, wherein said cam means is slidably disposed between said first tong member hinge end and said second tong member hinge end, and said first tong member hinge end is pivotally attached to said second tong member hinge end by said first pin, and wherein said first pin extends through said first transverse slot so that said cam means is slidable relative to said first pin, and a second pin, wherein said second pin is attached to said second tong member hinge end and extends through said second transverse slot, and wherein said second pin is dimensioned and configured to rest against said plurality of incremental support surfaces as said cam means slidably moves to allow said first and said second tong members to be incrementally positioned relative to one another.