Patent ID: 7234742

Claim:
An adjustable clamping tong comprising: (a) moveable pivoting clamping plate means for removably engaging an object at the object's distal end; (b) fixed clamping plate means for the engaging the object at the object's proximal end, wherein said fixed clamping plate means is complementary to said moveable pivoting clamping plate means; (c) guide means for guiding said moveable pivoting clamping plate means at a distal end of said guide means and for fixing said fixed clamping plate means at a proximal end of said guide means, wherein said moveable pivoting clamping plate means moves co-axially along said guide means and pivots in multiple directions relative to said guide means, said moveable pivoting clamping plate means including an aperture through which said guide means fit; (d) stop means on the distal end of said guide means for preventing said moveable pivoting clamping plate means from disengaging said guide means; and (e) handle means fixedly attached to said moveable pivoting clamping plate means for pivoting said moveable pivoting clamping plate means, thereby clampingly engaging the object between said moveable pivoting clamping plate means and said fixed clamping plate means when said handle means is lifted.