Tongs

Abstract

To provide tongs that can be used when it is not appropriate to grasp something with hands due to burns or frostbite caused by high or low temperatures, or for hygiene reasons, and when it is necessary to grasp an object that is out of reach. [Solution] The tongs are made by movably connecting one end of two pressure plates of the same size with finger holes drilled through them, and attaching a claw mounting plate to each near the other end, with claws attached to the claw mounting plate facing each other.By passing three or more fingers of one hand through the finger holes and moving the fingers, the two pressure plates can be opened and closed to grasp an object.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This refers to tools that can be used when it is not appropriate to grab something with your hands due to burns or frostbite caused by high or low temperatures, or for hygiene reasons, or when it is necessary to grab something that is out of reach. [Background technology]

[0002] Whatever the object being grasped, gripping tools come in two types: with and without a shaft. Shafted tools usually have a gripping part on one side of the shaft and a part for the fingers on the other. Shaftless tongs are usually V-shaped and made of elastic material. There are many different types of tongs available on the market. Some tongs with a shaft have been designed with the gripping part and the part for the fingers on the same side of the shaft, but these were intended for use in cooking. This increases the selection of tongs suitable for hanging objects of a certain weight. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Mito 3242743 [Patent Document 2] Mito 3242766 [Patent Document 3] Mito 3242875 [Patent Document 4] Mito 3243070 [Patent Document 5] Mito 3249219 [Patent Document 6] Mito 3251428 [Non-patent literature]

[0004] [Non-Patent Document 1] MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (JP Tower Osaka 22nd Floor, 2-2-2 Umeda 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001) Product Catalog Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] We propose tools that can be used when it is not appropriate to grab something with your hands due to high or low temperature burns or frostbite, or for hygiene reasons, or when it is necessary to grab something that is out of reach. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The tongs are made by movably connecting one end of two pressing plates of the same size with finger holes, attaching a claw mounting plate to each near the other end, attaching claws to the claw mounting plates so as to face each other, and passing three or more fingers of one hand through the finger holes and moving the fingers to open and close the two pressing plates and grasp an object. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The tongs of this invention have claws to prevent heavy objects from falling, making them extremely easy to hang. They can also be carried with one hand, close to the ground, reducing strain on the lower back. The tongs can be made to the appropriate length depending on the user's build. By using multiple tongs by one or more people, even very heavy objects can be hung. They can also be used to load and unload firewood for campfires, remove animal carcasses for road maintenance, and remove heavy objects that have fallen into gutters. Hard objects can be picked up even if they are not close to the center of gravity. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the tongs of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The tongs' pressure plate and finger plate can be made of burnt cedar, but the material is not limited to burnt cedar. The hinges and claws of the tongs can be made of commercially available stainless steel hardware, but the material is not limited to stainless steel. [Example]

[0010] Two 1.5cm thick cedar planks, each measuring 2.1cm, 4.5cm, 48cm, 6cm, and 46.5cm, were drilled with a 3.5cm diameter hole in one and two 3cm diameter holes in the other. The planks were then charred with a gas burner. The 1.5cm and 6cm rectangular faces were connected with hinges, and one 1.5cm, 4.5cm, and 18cm rectangular claw-mounting plate was attached to each of the two 1.5cm and 4.5cm rectangular faces. Five 1.8cm wide and 7.5cm long stainless steel stays were attached to one claw-mounting plate, and four of the same stainless steel stays were attached to the other to make the tongs of this invention. It was confirmed that these tongs could be used to hang and carry a 5kg concrete block by placing three fingers through the finger-threads on one hand. [Industrial Applicability]

[0011] The tongs of this invention are expected to be in demand as gutter maintenance tools, road maintenance tools, research equipment, outdoor equipment, etc.

Claims

[Claim 1] The tongs are made by movably connecting one end of two pressing plates of the same size with finger holes, attaching a claw mounting plate to each near the other end, attaching claws to the claw mounting plates so as to face each other, and passing three or more fingers of one hand through the finger holes and moving the fingers to open and close the two pressing plates and grasp an object.

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