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EP1628557B1
EP1628557B1 EP04704505.9A EP04704505A EP1628557B1 EP 1628557 B1 EP1628557 B1 EP 1628557B1 EP 04704505 A EP04704505 A EP 04704505A EP 1628557 B1 EP1628557 B1 EP 1628557B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/10—Sugar tongs; Asparagus tongs; Other food tongs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B25B7/02—Jaws

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  • the invention relates to a gripping pliers with two mutually elastically bendable, consisting of a wood material gun arms, which are inclined to each other used in a head piece bending resistant.
  • a grasping forceps For gripping food a grasping forceps is known ( DE 442 855 B ), which has two mutually elastically bendable, made of a wood material pliers arms, which are inserted into a conical head piece made of metal. Due to the shape of the head piece and with a provision of a transverse pin on the open conical base results for the forceps arms when inserted into the inside hollow head on the one hand a mutually inclined course and on the other hand a rigid support in the head.
  • a disadvantage of this gripping tongs however, that the gun arms are comparatively easy to solve, since the gun arms rest in the head piece only on small contact surfaces. When repeated eating food this leads comparatively quickly to an increase in the bearing clearance, whereby the necessary rigid support is no longer given.
  • the production of a conical head piece is complicated and costly, since in addition to the structurally complex shape and a transverse pin must be provided on the open conical base.
  • a gripping tongs are known in the cutlery pieces are held together by means of a trained as a sleeve head piece.
  • the cutlery parts are parallel to each other inserted into the head piece, which head piece holds the cutlery with a spring-loaded snap closure.
  • the disadvantage of such gripping tongs that with a use of gripping tongs a decrease in the spring tension of the snap closure is to be feared, so that when grasping food loosening the cutlery from the head piece can not be excluded.
  • the spring-loaded snap closure a rigid support of the cutlery in the head piece is not given, which does not allow a sensitive grasping of food with the gun arms.
  • renewable materials such as wood materials, can only be used with high production costs, which does not allow a cost-effective production of such tongs.
  • a grasping forceps is known ( DE 75 02 395 U ), which consists of a headboard and two cutlery pieces.
  • a head part is shown (FIG. 9), which receives two pieces of cutlery inclined to one another in a bending-resistant manner.
  • two hole-like recesses or holes are provided in the head piece, which enforce the entire head piece and then the cutlery parts are used.
  • the disadvantage is that the force exerted by the cutlery on the head bending forces only need to be absorbed by the lateral side portions of the headpiece to the holes, which in addition to an increased cost of materials for the head piece and the head requires a greater width than the width of the gun arms.
  • the ready narrow tongs are not produced with such a head piece.
  • such rectangular recesses are made in wood-based headboards only with relatively high cost, so that such gripping tongs are not suitable for cost reasons as disposable gripping tongs.
  • a grasping forceps according to the preamble of Ansprusche 1 is known WO 97/41762 A1 .
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve a gripping tongs of the type described above and a method for producing such a gripping tongs so that in addition to a reduction of. Materialaufwands for the preparation of the head piece also allows particularly slim gripping tongs.
  • the invention solves the problem by a gripping tongs according to claim 1, and a method according to claim 4.
  • the food to be gripped can be improved. Carries the gripping pliers on the gun arms each one of the inside of the gun arms outgoing and falling in the direction of the forceps jaw ramp, so adjoining food can be separated from each other easier as well as food with a pushing the forceps arms under the food can be better understood.
  • the gripper tongs can be made particularly easy and inexpensive from a wood material.
  • an elastically bendable wooden plate in each one of the two V-shaped tapered grooves of a wooden profile strip used and undetachably connected What can be separated in a further step, at least one grasping forceps, with a corresponding to the width of the forceps arms, transverse to the profile strip led separating cut.
  • the illustrated touchessbeispief a gripping tongs 1 (according to the invention) Fig. 1, Fig. 2 ) has two mutually elastically bendable, consisting of a wood material gun arms 2 and a wooden head piece 3.
  • the pliers arms 2 are mutually inclined running in a respective groove of the head piece 3 used rigid.
  • the grooves of the wooden head 3 are for this purpose tapered V ( Fig. 2 ) And separated from each other, so that a web for sufficient strength in the head piece 3 is formed.
  • the gun arms 2 are permanently connected to the head piece 3, for example via a wood adhesive.
  • the gripping tongs 1 has in the open front part on the inside of the gun arms notches 4 and also carries one of the inside of the gun arms 2 outgoing and sloping towards the forceps jaw ramp 5, so as to improve the gripping of food.
  • the head piece 3 has the same width as the forceps arms 2, so that the gripping tongs 1 is particularly comfortable in iber handling. Since the Kopfi scholar 3 is made of a wood material, the head piece 3 can be advantageously separated from a profile strip, are milled into the two grooves. The pliers arms 2 must then be used only in the head piece 3.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Greifzange mit zwei zueinander elastisch biegbaren, aus einem Holzwerkstoff bestehenden Zangenarme, die zueinander geneigt verlaufend in ein Kopfstück biegesteif eingesetzt sind.The invention relates to a gripping pliers with two mutually elastically bendable, consisting of a wood material gun arms, which are inclined to each other used in a head piece bending resistant.

Stand der TechnikState of the art

Zum Greifen von Speisen ist eine Greifzange bekannt ( DE 442 855 B ), die zwei zueinander elastisch biegbare, aus einem Holzwerkstoff bestehende Zangenarme aufweist, die in ein kegelförmiges Kopfstück aus Metall eingesetzt sind. Aufgrund der Form des Kopfstücks und mit einem Vorsehen eines Querstifts an der offenen Kegelgrundfläche ergibt sich für die Zangenarme beim Einsetzen in das innen hohle Kopfstück einerseits ein zueinander geneigter Verlauf und andererseits eine biegesteife Abstützung im Kopfstück. Nachteilig bei dieser Greifzange ist jedoch, daß die Zangenarme vergleichsweise leicht lösbar sind, da die Zangenarme im Kopfstück lediglich über kleine Auflageflächen anliegen. Beim mehrmaligen Fassen von Speisen führt dies vergleichsweise schnell zu einer Vergrößerung des Lagerspiels, wodurch die notwendige biegesteife Abstützung nicht mehr gegeben ist. Hinzu kommt, daß die Fertigung eines kegelförmigen Kopfstücks aufwendig und kostenintensiv ist, da neben der konstruktiv aufwendigen Form auch ein Querstift an der offenen Kegelgrundfläche vorgesehen werden muß.For gripping food a grasping forceps is known ( DE 442 855 B ), which has two mutually elastically bendable, made of a wood material pliers arms, which are inserted into a conical head piece made of metal. Due to the shape of the head piece and with a provision of a transverse pin on the open conical base results for the forceps arms when inserted into the inside hollow head on the one hand a mutually inclined course and on the other hand a rigid support in the head. A disadvantage of this gripping tongs, however, that the gun arms are comparatively easy to solve, since the gun arms rest in the head piece only on small contact surfaces. When repeated eating food this leads comparatively quickly to an increase in the bearing clearance, whereby the necessary rigid support is no longer given. In addition, the production of a conical head piece is complicated and costly, since in addition to the structurally complex shape and a transverse pin must be provided on the open conical base.

Desweiteren ist aus der US 5054835 B ein Greifzange bekannt, bei der Besteckteile mit Hilfe eines als Hülse ausgebildeten Kopfstücks zusammengehatten werden. Hiezu sind die Besteckteile zueinander parallel verlaufend in das Kopfstück eingesteckt, welches Kopfstück die Besteckteile mit einem federbelasteten Schnappverschluß festhält. Nachteilig bei derartigen Greifzangen ist, daß mit einem Gebrauch der Greifzange ein Nachlassen der Federspannung des Schnappverschlusses zu befürchten ist, so daß beim Fassen von Speisen ein Lösen der Besteckteile vom Kopfstück nicht ausgeschlossen werden kann. Hinzu kommt, daß mit dem federbelasteten Schnappverschluß eine biegesteife Abstützung der Besteckteile im Kopfstück nicht gegeben ist, was ein feinfühliges Fassen von Speisen mit den Zangenarmen nicht erlaubt. Außerdem können für das Kopfstück nachwachsende Werkstoffe, wie beispielsweise Holzwerkstoffe, nur mit hohem Fertigungsaufwand verwendet werden, was eine kostengünstige Herstellen derartiger Greifzangen nicht ermöglicht.Furthermore, from the US 5054835 B a gripping tongs are known in the cutlery pieces are held together by means of a trained as a sleeve head piece. For this purpose, the cutlery parts are parallel to each other inserted into the head piece, which head piece holds the cutlery with a spring-loaded snap closure. The disadvantage of such gripping tongs that with a use of gripping tongs a decrease in the spring tension of the snap closure is to be feared, so that when grasping food loosening the cutlery from the head piece can not be excluded. In addition, with the spring-loaded snap closure a rigid support of the cutlery in the head piece is not given, which does not allow a sensitive grasping of food with the gun arms. In addition, for the head piece renewable materials, such as wood materials, can only be used with high production costs, which does not allow a cost-effective production of such tongs.

Weiters ist eine Greifzange bekannt ( DE 75 02 395 U ), die sich aus einem Kopfteil und zwei Besteckteilen zusammensetzt. So wird ein Kopfteil gezeigt (Fig. 9), das zwei Besteckteile zueinander geneigt verlaufend biegesteif aufnimmt. Zu diesem Zweck sind im Kopfstück zwei lochartige Ausnehmungen bzw. Bohrungen vorgesehen, die das gesamte Kopfstück durchsetzen und in die dann die Besteckteile eingesetzt werden. Nachteilig ist, daß die von den Besteckteilen auf das Kopfstück ausgeübten Biegekräfte lediglich von den zu den Bohrungen seitlichen Mantelteilen des Kopfstücks aufgenommen werden müssen, was neben einem erhöhten Materialaufwand für das Kopfstück auch vom Kopfstück eine größere Breite als die Breite der Zangenarmen fordert. In, der Bereite schmale Greifzangen sind mit solch einem Kopfstück nicht herstellbar. Außerdem sind derartige rechteckige Ausnehmungen bei aus Holzwerkstoffen bestehenden Kopfteilen nur mit vergleichsweise hohem Aufwand zu fertigen, so daß derartige Greifzangen aus Kostengründen nicht als Einweggreifzangen geeignet sind.Furthermore, a grasping forceps is known ( DE 75 02 395 U ), which consists of a headboard and two cutlery pieces. Thus, a head part is shown (FIG. 9), which receives two pieces of cutlery inclined to one another in a bending-resistant manner. For this purpose, two hole-like recesses or holes are provided in the head piece, which enforce the entire head piece and then the cutlery parts are used. The disadvantage is that the force exerted by the cutlery on the head bending forces only need to be absorbed by the lateral side portions of the headpiece to the holes, which in addition to an increased cost of materials for the head piece and the head requires a greater width than the width of the gun arms. In, the ready narrow tongs are not produced with such a head piece. In addition, such rectangular recesses are made in wood-based headboards only with relatively high cost, so that such gripping tongs are not suitable for cost reasons as disposable gripping tongs.

Darstellung der Erfindung Eine Greifzange nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruschs 1 ist bekannt aus WO 97/41762 A1 . Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Greifzange der eingangs geschilderten Art sowie ein Verfahren zur Herstellung solch einer Greifzange derart zu verbessern, daß neben einer Verringerung des. Materialaufwands zur Herstellung des Kopfstücks auch besonders schlanke Greifzangen ermöglicht.DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A grasping forceps according to the preamble of Ansprusche 1 is known WO 97/41762 A1 , The invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve a gripping tongs of the type described above and a method for producing such a gripping tongs so that in addition to a reduction of. Materialaufwands for the preparation of the head piece also allows particularly slim gripping tongs.

Die Erfindung löst die gestellte Aufgabe durch eine Greifzange gemäß Anspruch 1, sowie eine Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 4.The invention solves the problem by a gripping tongs according to claim 1, and a method according to claim 4.

Mit Einkerbungen im vorderen Teil der Greifzange und auf der Innenseite der Zangenarme können die zu greifenden Speisen verbessert festgehalten werden. Trägt die Greifzange an den Zangenarmen je eine von der Innenseite der Zangenarme ausgehende und in Richtung des Zangenmauls abfallende Rampe, so können aneinander haftende Speisen voneinander einfacher getrennt als auch Speisen mit einem Unterschieben der Zangenarme unter den Speisen besser gefaßt werden.With indentations in the front part of the gripper and on the inside of the pliers arms, the food to be gripped can be improved. Carries the gripping pliers on the gun arms each one of the inside of the gun arms outgoing and falling in the direction of the forceps jaw ramp, so adjoining food can be separated from each other easier as well as food with a pushing the forceps arms under the food can be better understood.

Durch das erfindungsgemäße Vorsehen von Nuten im Kopfstück läßt sich die Greifzange besonders einfach und kostengünstig aus einem Holzwerkstoff fertigen. So muß lediglich in einem ersten Arbeitsschritt eine elastisch biegbare Holzplatte in je eine der zwei V-förmig zulaufenden Nuten einer hölzerne Profilleiste eingesetzt und unlösbar verbunden werden. Wovon in einem weiteren Arbeitsschritt zumindest eine Greifzange abgetrennt werden kann, und zwar mit einem entsprechend der Breite der Zangenarme, quer zur Profilleiste geführten Trennschnitt.The inventive provision of grooves in the head piece, the gripper tongs can be made particularly easy and inexpensive from a wood material. Thus, only in a first step, an elastically bendable wooden plate in each one of the two V-shaped tapered grooves of a wooden profile strip used and undetachably connected. What can be separated in a further step, at least one grasping forceps, with a corresponding to the width of the forceps arms, transverse to the profile strip led separating cut.

Kurze Beschreibung der ZeichnungShort description of the drawing

In den Zeichnungen ist der Erfindungsgegenstand beispielsweise dargestellt.In the drawings, the subject invention is shown, for example.

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Fig. 1Fig. 1
eine erfindungsgemäße Greifzange in dreidimensionaler Ansicht unda grasping forceps according to the invention in three-dimensional view and
Fig. 2Fig. 2
eine Seitenansicht der Fig. 1.a side view of Fig. 1 ,
Weg zur Ausführung der ErfindungWay to carry out the invention

Das dargestellte Ausführungsbeispief einer erfindungsgemäßen Greifzange 1 (Fig. 1, Fig. 2) weist zwei zueinander elastisch biegbare, aus einem Holzwerkstoff bestehende Zangenarme 2 und ein hölzernes Kopfstück 3 auf. Die Zangenarme 2 sind zueinander geneigt verlaufend in je eine Nut des Kopfstückes 3 biegesteif eingesetzt. Die Nuten des hölzernen Kopfstücks 3 sind hierzu Vförmig zulaufend (Fig. 2) und voneinander getrennt, so daß sich ein Steg für eine ausreichende Festigkeit im Kopfstück 3 ausbildet. Um ein Verschieben der Zangenarme 2 in der jeweiligen Nut zu verhindern, sind die Zangenarme 2 mit dem Kopfstück 3 unlösbar verbunden, beispielsweise über einen Holzkleber. Die Greifzange 1 weist im offenen vorderen Teil auf der Innenseite der Zangenarme Einkerbungen 4 auf und trägt auch eine von der Innenseite der Zangenarme 2 ausgehende und in Richtung des Zangenmauls abfallende Rampe 5, um so das Greifen von Speisen zu verbessern. Außerdem weist das Kopfstück 3 dieselbe Breite wie die Zangenarme 2 auf, so daß die Greifzange 1 besonders komfortabel in ibrer Handhabung ist. Da das Kopfistück 3 aus einem Holzwerkstoff hergestellt wird, kann das Kopfstück 3 vorteilhaft von einer Profilleiste abgetrennt werden, in der zwei Nuten eingefräst sind. Die Zangenarme 2 müssen dann lediglich in das Kopfstück 3 eingesetzt werden. Besonders einfach und kostengünstig ist aber die Fertigung der Greifzangen 1 durch ein Verfahren, bei dem vor dem Trennschnitt bereits Holzplatten in das Kopfstück 3 eingesetzt worden sind, da dadurch das einzelne Fertigen der Zangenarme 2 sowie das Einsetzen der jeweiligen zwei Zangenarme 2 in das Kopfstück 3 vermieden werden kann.The illustrated Ausführungsbeispief a gripping tongs 1 (according to the invention) Fig. 1, Fig. 2 ) has two mutually elastically bendable, consisting of a wood material gun arms 2 and a wooden head piece 3. The pliers arms 2 are mutually inclined running in a respective groove of the head piece 3 used rigid. The grooves of the wooden head 3 are for this purpose tapered V ( Fig. 2 ) And separated from each other, so that a web for sufficient strength in the head piece 3 is formed. In order to prevent displacement of the gun arms 2 in the respective groove, the gun arms 2 are permanently connected to the head piece 3, for example via a wood adhesive. The gripping tongs 1 has in the open front part on the inside of the gun arms notches 4 and also carries one of the inside of the gun arms 2 outgoing and sloping towards the forceps jaw ramp 5, so as to improve the gripping of food. In addition, the head piece 3 has the same width as the forceps arms 2, so that the gripping tongs 1 is particularly comfortable in iber handling. Since the Kopfistück 3 is made of a wood material, the head piece 3 can be advantageously separated from a profile strip, are milled into the two grooves. The pliers arms 2 must then be used only in the head piece 3. But especially simple and inexpensive is the production of gripper tongs 1 by a method in which wood panels have already been used in the head piece 3 before the separation cut, since thereby the individual manufacturing of the gun arms 2 and the insertion of the respective two gun arms 2 in the head piece. 3 can be avoided.

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  1. Tongs having two tong arms consisting of wooden material and able to be elastically bent with respect to one another, said arms being rigidly inserted into a head piece as they extend obliquely to one another, wherein the tong arms (2) are each inserted into one groove of the grooves in the wooden head piece (3) which taper in a V shape, as well as also being non-releasably connected to the head piece (3), characterised in that the head piece (3) has the same width as the tong arms.
  2. Tongs as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the tongs (1) comprise notches (4) in the open front part on the inside of the tong arms (2).
  3. Tongs as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the tong arms (2) each have a ramp (5) which emerges from the inside of the tong arms (2) and descends in the direction of the jaw of the tongs.
  4. Method for producing tongs, characterised in that, in a first working step, an elastically bendable wooden plate is inserted into a respective one of the two grooves of a wooden profile strip, which taper in a V shape, and is non-releasably connected, and, in a further working step, at least one set of tongs (1) is separated by a severing cut made transversely to the profile strip, said cut corresponding to the width of the tong arms (2).
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