Patent ID: 7922225

Claim:
Serving tongs consisting a first handle ( 1 ) and a second handle ( 2 ), as well as a clamp ( 7 ), connecting to each end of the handles, the first handle ( 1 ) and the second handle ( 2 ) are joined together via an arc-shaped spring clip ( 3 ) connection having two guiding grooves ( 8 ), one on each side of the arc-shaped spring clip ( 3 ), wherein a moving control mechanism adjoining each of the ends of the first and second handles between the two guiding grooves for sliding up and down the two guiding grooves ( 8 ); outer dimensions of a moving control rod ( 4 ), including a pair of ends having a larger width than the guiding grooves and extending through the guiding grooves, wherein the moving control mechanism consists of a T-bar comprising the moving control rod ( 4 ) and a flat metal strip ( 5 ); the moving control rod ( 4 ) moves inside the guiding grooves ( 8 ) on the arc-shaped spring clip ( 3 ); one end of the flat metal strip ( 5 ) is permanently attached to the center of the moving control rod ( 4 ), while the other end of the flat metal strip ( 5 ) protrudes outside through a slot-through hole located in a top center of the arc-shaped spring clip.