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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Pierre Tardif, Longueuil, CA;
Stefano Delolo, LaSalle, CA;
Pierre Tardif, Longueuil, CA;
Stefano Delolo, LaSalle, CA;
Trudeau Corporation, Boucherville, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
Tongs for handling food. The tongs comprise a pair of tong members pivotally connected together and biased away from each other to define an opening angle therebetween. The tongs also comprise an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the opening angle to a desired opening angle in a range of opening angles. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a manually operable actuator rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the tongs for adjusting the opening angle to a desired opening angle in the range of opening angles. Each of the tong members comprises a handle portion and a food-handling portion. The food-handling portion of each of the tong members may have a removable element.