Patent ID: 7261348

Claim:
Adjustable tongs, comprising: a pair of arms, each of the pair of arms having a proximal end and a distal end; a jaw disposed at the distal end of each of the pair of arms; a pivot pin disposed to engage and pivotally connect the pair of arms inward from the proximal ends, wherein pivotal movement of the arms moves the jaws between an open position and a closed position; a tab disposed to extend inwardly from each of the pair of arms near the proximal end; a slidably movable adjustment plate having outer edges and an elongated longitudinal slot disposed intermediate the outer edges, wherein the slot slidably receives the pivot pin, and wherein each of the outer edges includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced laterally aligned notches disposed to selectively engage a tab of one of the pair of arms when the adjustment plate is moved to a first adjusted position, wherein engagement of the tabs in the notches limits spacing between the jaws when the jaws are in the open position, each of the plurality of laterally aligned notches having a depth distinct from a depth of another of the plurality of laterally aligned notches, whereby engagement of the tabs in the laterally aligned notches having a greater depth allows a greater spacing between the jaws when the jaws are in the open position.