DE202006008627U1 - Scissor-tongs for inserting and exchanging night-lights and candles, has scissor grips angled to one another for application of gripper-jaws - Google Patents

Abstract

The scissor tongs type A1 and A2 when compared with earlier models used for positioning night-lights, candles etc, via the 90 degree angled scissor grip and 20 cm long scissor arms, can now be safely inserted into low and narrow openings with their gripper-jaws, not possible with the conventional 'candle-setters'. An independent claim is included for scissor-tongs type B.

Description

The problem

always frequently be on festive occasions, gastronomy, household, religious events etc.

tealights and candles as decoration, lighting, to keep food warm and much more.

The containers in which candles and especially tealights for lighting or decoration Are always different in height, diameter, decorative design etc., so that it becomes more difficult candles or use tealights and from the outside with long matches or To ignite rod lighters.

The same thing applies if tealights or candles are burned and you want them Replace immediately.

The problem solution

1. Insert vertical of tealights and candles with scissors type A1 / A2

The solution this problem lies in a scissors pliers, with correspondingly long Gripping arms with the scissor handles angled 90 °.

a especially safe hold of tealights or candles, is characterized by wide Gripping jaws ensured at the end of the scissors.

The Tealight or the candle can be lit on a flat surface and with the scissors pliers in the container be used.

Just like that moves one while removing the - or burned out bulbs.

There the 90 ° angled Scissor handle is so far away from the flame when handled properly Burns excluded.

Optional This shear pliers can with a tension spring in the upper pliers part added become, then only forces to open the pliers needed. By close the pulling force of the spring the gripping jaws around tealight or candle and you need after inserting only slight pressure to open the scissors.

2. Horizontal use of tealights and candles type B

This Problem is by a straight scissors pliers with side handles as well as gripping jaws which are approx. 15 ° opposite the Pliers axis offset are solved. With the approx. 15 ° after top leading pliers can Tealights under hot plates, rechauds, in pumpkins and in all sorts of ways Used vessels be filled only horizontally can be. In the case of hot plates, for example, it is necessary to heat them Renew vessels the burned tealights, not be removed.

1. Description TYPE A

Scissor tongs for vertical Inserting tealights or candles.

The Scissors pliers consist of a pliers bent wire with a around a 90 ° angled Scissors grip. This will prevent burns from rising heat the hand arise.

Through the scissor handle, the force is transmitted via a flat pivot point on two pliers legs and attached to the end of the legs, semicircular jaws.
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This allows the inclusion of tea lights and candles up to a diameter of about 70 mm

These scissors pliers exist it in two versions.

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Claw pliers type A1

To pick up and insert tealights or candles, the pliers legs are opened and closed with the gripping jaws, which pick up or set down the insertion product.
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Scissors TYPE A2

Scissors pliers like A1 with an additional tension spring in the upper clamp area.
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The spring force between the pliers legs acts directly on the gripper jaws which are thereby kept in the closed state.
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At the pushing apart open the scissor handles itself the pliers legs and it becomes possible a Einsatzobjekt, with to pick up the gripper jaws or set down again.

The Spring force, which acts directly on the gripper jaws, supports this Holding the insert object without additional effort.

To the Solve the Gripping jaws are made by gently pushing apart the scissor handles, the Task object released.

TYPE B

scissor tongs for inserting tea lights or candles in horizontal containers

The Scissors pliers consists of a pliers-shaped, bent wire with two side scissor handles.

On the Scissor handle will force over a flat fulcrum on two pliers legs and the end attached the leg, offset by about 15 ° to the shear axis, Transfer semicircular jaws.

In order to can Tealights / candles and other objects for use in horizontal containers be inserted or removed

This was not possible with the previously known "candle makers".
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Claims (6)

The scissors pliers A1 and A2 are characterized in that compared to the previously known "candle setters" tealights and candles on the 90 ° angled scissor handle and the approximately 20 cm long, narrow pliers limbs, safe, in long narrow, and narrow and narrow openings, This was not possible for these containers with the previously known "candle maker". Scissors pliers A1 and A2 according to claim 1, are characterized marked that over the 90 ° angled Scissor handle the force on the pliers legs and continue on the Will overwrite gripper jaws. The gripping jaws on each pliers leg end are approx. 20 mm high and the holder of the legs sits in the middle of the jaws. This ensures that even tealights in tight, or after bottom tapered containers effortlessly can be removed and used. Due to the semicircular design the gripping jaws, in the diameter of a tea light (40mm), is a secure access guaranteed. This also applies to Candles up to 70 mm. Claw pliers A2 according to claim 1, characterized that in the upper pliers part in addition a spring is present. Because of this spring can tealights or candles, when releasing the scissor handle, automatically over the Spring tension are held in the jaws. By opening the easy Release scissor handles gripping jaws and release tealight or candle. Scissors type B is characterized in that as with scissors, with side handles, the opening and closing movement in a straight line on the gripper jaws to be asked. Because of this Mechanism can the tealights are also inserted into low, horizontal openings. This was not possible with the previously known "candle makers". Scissors TYPE B, according to claim 4 B is characterized characterized in that the gripping jaws at 15 ° at the lower end of the pliers legs offset are attached. This has the advantage that when inserting in low, horizontal openings, the tealight just introduced and on the bottom of the container can be put on. This also applies to the removal of the tea light. Due to the slight inclination of the jaws arises a better handling and view of the tealight to be used. Burnt out, especially hot tealights can, for example, from Rechauds, be replaced without removing the support or pots to have to. An exchange of tealights from above is eliminated.