Patent ID: 8002320

Claim:
A tongs device comprising: a first arm having a first arm proximate portion provided with a groove defined between a pair of outwardly extending arcuate walls and a first magnetic member secured in a bottom of said groove; a second arm having a second arm proximate portion and a second magnetic member secured on said second arm proximate portion, said second arm proximate portion being formed with a main part that is configured as a solid body sized and shaped to fit at least in part in said groove, wherein said second arm further comprising a contact surface, a non-contact surface, and arcuate transverse shoulders having curvature complimentary to the arcuate walls, said arcuate transverse shoulders extending outwardly from and along, opposite sides of the main part between the contact surface and the non-contact surface, said first arm being detachably pivotally secured to said second arm, and said first magnet member being selectively engageable with the second magnet member when the arms are in an open position.