DE20016819U1 - Tongs, especially fireplace tongs or grill tongs - Google Patents

Description

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Mister

Martin Goldman

Dülmener Strasse 65, 48301 Nottuln

"Pliers "

The innovation concerns a pair of tongs that can be used in particular as fireplace tongs or as barbecue tongs or the like.

Fireplace tongs have been in use for a long time and with the

Wood is placed into the fireplace using the fireplace tongs or the burning logs can be moved with the fireplace tongs.

A disadvantage of the well-known fireplace tongs is that they are not

are particularly practical to use. In the well-known grill tongs, the plane of movement of the jaws of the tongs is in the plane of movement of the tongs handles and this makes it necessary that, when handling logs, the wrist grasping the tongs must be twisted frequently,

to be able to grab a piece of wood.

The innovation is based on the task of creating a pair of tongs, especially grill or fireplace tongs, which simplifies the gripping of the objects to be handled and makes it less cumbersome.

which does not require any contortions on the part of the operator.

This task underlying the innovation is solved by the teaching of the characterizing main claim. 30

In other words, a pair of tongs, in particular grill or fireplace tongs, is proposed in which the opening and closing movement of the jaws is at a right angle to the closing or opening movement of the tongs handles, so that a particularly easy handling of the tongs to be handled is possible.

the objects is possible.

Further advantageous embodiments of the innovation are explained in the subclaims.

In particular, it is advantageous to keep the jaws at least

at least one holding bar to be connected to each handle, whereby the closing movement of the handles reduces the distance between the holding bars of a jaw on the handle side and this reduction results in a bending of the jaws or the jaw supports, which leads to a closing movement of the pliers. Through this

This design enables a particularly simple tong joint, which both lowers the production costs of the tongs and reduces the weight of the tongs, even when the tongs are very large, as is usual with fireplace tongs.

In addition, due to the bending process when the pliers handles are closed, a tension is created which causes the jaws to move apart when the handles are released again, without the need for a separate spring or the like.

necessary is.

A cost-effective design of the pliers is achieved when the jaws are designed as one piece with the holding bars, so that the jaws together with the holding bars arranged on them can be made from a metal stamping, for example.

An advantageous embodiment of the innovation is achieved when the jaws and the holding bars are made of flexible metal in order to achieve a functionally reliable and cost-effective design of the pliers.

Advantageously, the jaws are concave on their inside to enable secure gripping of the object to be handled.
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An embodiment of the proposed pliers is shown below in the drawings, wherein Fig. 1 shows an opened pair of pliers and Fig. 2 shows the pliers in their closed state.

Referring to Fig. 1, a pair of pliers consists essentially of the two handles 2 and 3 and the two jaws 4 and 5. The jaw 4 is connected to the handles 2 and 3 via the holding webs 6 and 7, and in the same way the jaw 5 is in turn connected to the handles 2 and 3 via the holding webs 8 and 9. The holding webs 6-9 can be arranged on the jaws 4, 5 (as separate components), but they can be connected in one piece to the jaws 4, 5 as in this embodiment, so that the jaws 4, 5 together with the holding webs arranged thereon can be made from one piece (e.g. from a metal stamping).

In the open position of the pliers 1 shown, the holding bars 6 - 9 are further apart from each other at their handle end than at their upper end. A profile notch 10, 11 adjoins the upper end of the holding bars, whereby this profile notch 10, 11 is convex towards the outside of the jaws 4, 5 and concave towards the inside of the jaws.

The holding webs 6-9 are inserted with their handle-side ends into receiving pockets 12, 14, and so that they are firmly seated in these receiving pockets, they are held by holding wedges 15, 16, which are also inserted into the receiving pockets 12 and 14 and press the holding webs 6 - 9 against the outer wall of the receiving pockets 12, 14. The holding wedges 15, 16 are in turn held by flanging the receiving pockets 12, 14 over the edges of the holding wedges 15, 16.

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On the side of the pockets 12, 14 facing away from the retaining bars 6-9, these have receptacles for the handles 2,3.

When the handles 2, 3 are pressed together, the distance between the pair of holding bars 7, 6 and 8, 9 on the receiving pocket side is reduced and this results in a movement of the jaws 4 and 5 inwards, i.e. the jaws 4, 5 move towards each other. Now, for example, a log can be picked up between the jaws 4, 5 and transported.

become.

If the pressure on the handles 2, 3 is subsequently reduced, the elasticity of the material in the area of the retaining bars 6-9 and at least the lower jaw areas causes a return

the jaws 4, 5 move back to their original position, so that the opening of the tongs takes place automatically, so to speak, without the need for a separate spring. This is also a significant advantage over the well-known fireplace tongs, where the jaws are moved apart by hand.

must be done by using the pliers handles accordingly.

To enable particularly easy gripping of the object to be handled, the jaws 4, 5 of the pliers

convex on their inner side and have a plurality of teeth 17 which are arranged along the upper side and the side edges of the jaws 4, 5.

Advantageously, the pliers 1 are made entirely of metal

and can then be stove-enamelled.

Claims (6)

1. Pliers with two jaws which can be operated via two handles, characterized by the jaws 4 , 5 , the plane of movement of which is offset by approximately 90° with respect to the plane of movement of the handles 2 , 3 during the closing and opening process. 2. Pliers according to claim 1, characterized by the jaws 4 , 5 , which are connected to each handle 2 , 3 via at least one holding web 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , wherein the closing movement of the handles 2 , 3 reduces the handle-side distance of the holding webs 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 of a jaw 4 , 5 in favor of a bending of the jaws 4 , 5 or jaw carrier, which leads to a closing movement of the jaws 4 , 5 . 3. Pliers according to claim 2, characterized by the jaws 4 , 5 which are formed in one piece with the holding webs 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 . 4. Pliers according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by the jaws 4 , 5 and holding webs 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 made of flexible metal. 5. Pliers according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the jaws 4 , 5 which are concave on their inner side. 6. Pliers according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the jaws 4 , 5 having teeth 17 on their front side and on their side edges.