Patent ID: 7611178

Claim:
A pan lifting implement, comprising: a pair of pivotally connected, crisscrossing levers; and, a first jaw being affixed to the front of one of said levers, said first jaw including: a lifting plate having an anchor portion with opposed sides and a relatively wider cantilever portion being affixed to, and extending forwardly and outwardly from, said anchor portion; a pair of backstops being affixed to said lifting plate, each of said backstops including: a longitudinal portion extending upwardly from a respective one of said opposed sides of said anchor portion; and, a lateral portion extending outwardly from the front of a respective one of said longitudinal portions and upwardly from the rear of said cantilever portion; and, a second jaw is affixed to the other one of said levers and includes a shank portion being positioned above said backstops and a hook portion extending forwardly and downwardly from said shank portion.