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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Applicant:
Alvin S. Blum, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Inventor:
Alvin S. Blum, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G021/10 ; A47J043/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Tongs for operations with one hand have a pair of arms hinged at one end. A spring biases the second, grasping ends apart. When the arms are closed, magnetic elements on the inner aspects of the arms together to hold the arms closed and locked. To unlock the arms without the use of another hand or other accessories, a finger or thumb of the holding hand is inserted between the arms, forcing the magnetic elements apart enough to release their hold. A mechanism is provided for inactivating the magnetic lock mechanism when desired.