FR2841115A1

FR2841115A1 - Barbecue tongs have cones on tips of their arms which have studs on their tips and act as pivot for turning over pieces of food

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Publication number: FR2841115A1
Application number: FR0207962A
Authority: FR
Inventors: Andrea Brescia
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-06-25
Filing date: 2002-06-25
Publication date: 2003-12-26

Abstract

The barbecue tongs have cones (2) on the tips of their arms (2a, 2b). These have studs (4) on their tips and act as a pivot for turning over pieces of food.

Description

en ce que la forme a un aspect non conique fig.18, fig.17.in that the shape has a non-conical appearance fig. 18, fig. 17.

L' invention est relative a une piece retourneuse pour grillade. The invention relates to a turning part for grilling.

Lors de la cuisson sur un grill, de cuisine ou de barbecue, il est bien When cooking on a grill, kitchen or barbecue, it is well

souvent necessaire de retourner plusieurs fois les aliments en cours de cuisson. often necessary to turn the food several times during cooking.

Si le retournement des pieces de viande peut etre realise sans grande difficulte par une piece appropriee ou par une fourchette, il n'en est pas de meme pour les aliments longs tels que saucisses, merguez, godiveaux ou andouillettes. En effet, le recours a une piece necessite plusieurs mouvements pour retourner ['aliment, tandis que le recours a une fourchette a pour consequence de percer l'enveloppe de ['aliment, en permettant aux graisses devenues liquides de s'echapper et d'activer la If the turning of the pieces of meat can be carried out without great difficulty by an appropriate piece or by a fork, it is not the same for the long foods such as sausages, merguez, godiveaux or andouillettes. Indeed, the use of a piece requires several movements to turn the food, while the use of a fork has the consequence of piercing the envelope of the food, allowing the fats that have become liquid to escape and activate the

combustion, si celle-ci est realisee sur feu vif. combustion, if this is carried out on high heat.

La presente invention a pour objet de fournir une piece retourneuse qui remedie a ces inconvenients. Cette piece fait partie des ustensiles de cuisine comportant deux branches lamellaires espacees, dont les extremites libres vent rapprochables par deformation elastique, a partir d'une position de repos, dans The object of the present invention is to provide a turning part which remedies these drawbacks. This piece is part of the kitchen utensils comprising two space lamellar branches, the free ends of which can be brought together by elastic deformation, from a rest position, in

laquelle elles vent ecartees.which they spread apart.

Selon ['invention, chacune des branches comporte, a son extremite libre et en vis-a-vis de l'autre branche, une saillie coaxiale a celle de cette autre branche et dont le sommet, destine a venir en appoi sur ['aliment, constitue point de pivotement According to the invention, each of the branches comprises, at its free end and facing the other branch, a projection coaxial with that of this other branch and the top of which, intended to come into contact with the food. , constitutes pivot point

pour cet aliment.for this food.

Pour retourner un aliment long, tel qu'une saucisse avec cet ustensile, il suffit de pincer l'une des extremites de l' aliment entre les deux saillies, puis de soulever cette extremite en la ramenant vers soi, par pivotement autour de l'extremite de la saucisse en appui sur la surface de cuisson. Durant ce mouvement, l'extremite pincee entre les deux saillies pivote par rapport a l'axe passant par ces derrieres, sans offrir une resistance ni subir une degradation. Cette operation est tres commode et To turn a long food, such as a sausage with this utensil, simply pinch one of the ends of the food between the two projections, then lift this end by bringing it towards you, by pivoting around the end of the sausage resting on the cooking surface. During this movement, the pinched end between the two projections pivots with respect to the axis passing through these rear ends, without offering resistance or undergoing degradation. This operation is very convenient and

tres rapide et presente l'avantage de ne pas endommager ['aliment. very fast and has the advantage of not damaging the food.

De plus, et grace a la conformation des saillies formant pivot statique, l' ensemble de la piece est tres aisement nettoyable et ne comporte aucun interstice In addition, and thanks to the conformation of the projections forming a static pivot, the entire part is very easy to clean and has no gaps.

pouvant accumuler des graisses ou former des nids de developpement bacterie. can accumulate fat or form nests of bacteria development.

Selon les formes d'execution, les saillies vent monolithiques avec les branches, moulees ou rapportees sur elles, et vent de forme conique, avec un sommet According to the forms of execution, the monolithic wind projections with branches, molded or attached to them, and conical wind, with a top

pointu, ou muni d'un teton a sommet pointu ou rond. pointed, or fitted with a teton with a pointed or round top.

L'invention sera mieux comprise a l' aide de la description qui suit en The invention will be better understood with the aid of the description which follows in

reference au dessin schematique annexe representant plusieurs formes d' execution de reference to the annexed schematic drawing representing several forms of execution of

cette piece retourneuse.this turning piece.

Figure 1 est une vue en perspective avec coupe partielle, d'une premiere forme d'execution, Figures 2 et 3 vent des vues de cote en elevation illustrant les conditions Figure 1 is a perspective view with partial section, of a first embodiment, Figures 2 and 3 are side elevation views illustrating the conditions

d'utilisation de la piece.of use of the part.

Figures 4 a 8 vent des vues de cote en coupe de l'extremite d'une Figures 4 to 8 show side views in section of the end of a

branche, montrant a echelle agrandie plusieurs formes de realisation de la saillie. branch, showing on an enlarged scale several embodiments of the projection.

Cette piece l est composee de deux branches lamellaires 2a, 2b, absolument identiques, reliees l'une a l'autre par un coude 3 leur donnant une possibilite de rapprochement avec rappel elastique en position ecartee. Chacune de lO ces branches comporte, en vis-a-vis de l'autre et a son extremite libre, une saillie designee de facon generale par S et dont le sommet 4 est coaxial a celui de la saillie This piece l is composed of two lamellar branches 2a, 2b, absolutely identical, connected to each other by a bend 3 giving them a possibility of approximation with elastic return in the spread position. Each of these branches comprises, facing each other and at its free end, a projection generally designated by S and the vertex 4 of which is coaxial with that of the projection

opposee, comme montre par l'axe x' x. opposite, as shown by the axis x 'x.

Lorsque la piece est au repos, les deux branches 2a, 2b et leurs saillies S When the part is at rest, the two branches 2a, 2b and their projections S

vent ecartees et occupent sensiblement la position representee a la figure 1. wind apart and substantially occupy the position shown in Figure 1.

Il est evident que cet ecartement depend de la dimension des aliments pour lesquels la piece est destinee, mais en general un ecartement de l'ordre de 30 millimetres permet de sai sir la plupart des aliments longiformes rencontres. Pour de s aliments de plus grande dimension transversale, et par exemple pour des andouillettes, l'operateur peut de lui-meme ecarter elastiquement les branches, sans que cela cause un dommage a la piece ou a ['aliment. Il peut aussi utiliser une piece It is obvious that this spacing depends on the size of the food for which the piece is intended, but in general a spacing of the order of 30 millimeters allows to grasp most of the longiform food encountered. For food of greater transverse dimension, and for example for sausages, the operator can himself spread the branches elastically, without this causing damage to the piece or to the food. He can also use a coin

ayant une plus grande ouverture au repos. having a larger opening at rest.

Pour retourner un aliment avec cette piece, et par exemple une saucisse , il suffit, comme montre a la figure 2, de saisir l'extremite 5a la plus eloignee, en la pincant entre les deux saillies S. puis de firer a soi l'ustensile et la saucisse selon la fleche ll, en faisant pivoter la saucisse par rapport a son extremite 5b restart en contact avec la surface de cuisson C. Durant ce mouvement, l'extremite 5a de la saucisse pivote librement par rapport aux sommets 4 des saillies S. sommets qui se comportent comme des pivots statiques, delimitant l'axe de rotation X'X, schematise aux figures 2 et 3. Grace a cela la saucisse 5 passe par la position verticale avant de revenir a l'horizontale sur la surface de cuisson, pour presenter son autre face a la To turn a food with this piece, and for example a sausage, it suffices, as shown in Figure 2, to grasp the end 5a furthest away, by pinching it between the two projections S. then to pull the utensil and sausage according to arrow ll, by rotating the sausage relative to its end 5b restart in contact with the cooking surface C. During this movement, the end 5a of the sausage pivots freely relative to the vertices 4 of the projections S. vertices which behave like static pivots, delimiting the axis of rotation X'X, shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 2 and 3. Thanks to this the sausage 5 passes through the vertical position before returning to the horizontal on the surface of cooking, to present its other side to the

source de chaleur.heat source.

La graisse qui impregne la saucisse favorise la rotation et contribue a empecher que les points de contact des sommets sur ltenveloppe de l' aliment endommagent cette enveloppe. Cet avantage est particulierement important pour les The fat that permeates the sausage promotes rotation and helps prevent the contact points of the tops on the food envelope from damaging the envelope. This advantage is particularly important for

aliments ayant une enveloppe de faible epaisseur, comme certaines andouillettes. foods with a thin shell, such as certain sausages.

Durant ce mouvement de rotation relatif entre l' aliment et la piece, les faces coniques evitent le contact avec ['aliment et, stil y en a un, assurent le repositionnement de l' aliment dans le plan median de la piece, sans risque During this relative rotational movement between the food and the part, the conical faces avoid contact with the food and, if there is one, ensure the repositioning of the food in the median plane of the part, without risk

d'endommager cet aliment.damage this food.

Un autre avantage de cet ustensile est qutil est totalement nettoyable et que, par absence de pieces en mouvement, il ne comporte pas de jeux fonctionnels, ni Another advantage of this utensil is that it is completely cleanable and that, by the absence of moving parts, it does not include functional games, nor

de zone d'accumulation des graisses pouvant favoriser la creation de nids bacteriens. fat accumulation zone which can favor the creation of bacterial nests.

Cet ustensile, de construction et de maniement simple, permet de proceder tres rapidement au retournement de plusieurs aliments en long, sans aucune deterioration de leur enveloppe et en evitant done toute dispersion des graisses This utensil, of simple construction and handling, allows you to quickly turn over several foods lengthwise, without any deterioration of their envelope and thus avoiding any dispersion of fat

liquides dans le foyer ou sur la surface de cuisson. liquids in the fireplace or on the cooking surface.

A la figure 4, la saillie S1 est formee par emboutissage de ltextremite de la branche qui est alors realisee dans un materiau malleable, tel que du metal ou une matiere thermo deformable. Cette saillie est conique avec un sommet en forme de teton arrondi 6, mais celui-ci peut aussi etre pointu, comme montre en 4a figure 5, etre constitue par un teton pointu 20, comme montre fgure 8, ou etre virtue!, comme montre figure 7. La cavite de chaque embouti est obturee par un bouchon 2c, en metal ou en resine synthetique, empechant toute accumulation de graisse dans cette In FIG. 4, the projection S1 is formed by stamping the end of the branch which is then produced in a malleable material, such as metal or a thermally deformable material. This projection is conical with a rounded teton-shaped top 6, but this can also be pointed, as shown in FIG. 5, be made up by a pointed teton 20, as shown in figure 8, or be virtuous! figure 7. The cavity of each stamped piece is closed by a plug 2c, made of metal or synthetic resin, preventing any accumulation of fat in this

cavite et facilitant le nettoyage de la piece. cavity and facilitating the cleaning of the part.

Dans une variante, non representee, la piece est obtenue par moulage et In a variant, not shown, the part is obtained by molding and

comporte, a l'extremite de chacune de ses branches, des cones pleins. comprises, at the end of each of its branches, solid cones.

La saillie S2 de fgure 5, realisee en metal ou matiere plastique, est surmoulee sur la branche 2a qui, pour ameliorer la liaison, comporte un ou deux The projection S2 of figure 5, made of metal or plastic, is molded onto the branch 2a which, to improve the connection, comprises one or two

trous 9. Le sommet 4a est pointu, mais peut presenter tout autre forme. holes 9. The vertex 4a is pointed, but may have any other shape.

A la fgure 6, la saillie S3 est constituee par une pastille de forme conique dont le sommet est en forme de teton arrondi 6a. Wile est realisee en metal ou matiere plastique et est rapportee sur la branche 2a. Pour sa liaison avec celle-ci, elle comporte au moins un tenon 10 qui, saillant de sa base, est apte a etre engage dans un trou 12 menage a l'extremite de la branche, contre le dos de laquelle son extremite est ecrasee a la facon d'un rivet. Quand le tenon 10 est axial, comme represente, la rotation de cette pastille est empechee en prevoyant, dans son dos, un logement 13 apte a recevoir l'extremite d'une languette 14, decoupee dans la branche et saillant In figure 6, the projection S3 is constituted by a conical shaped pellet whose top is in the form of rounded teton 6a. Wile is made of metal or plastic and is attached to branch 2a. For its connection with the latter, it comprises at least one stud 10 which, projecting from its base, is capable of being engaged in a hole 12 at the end of the branch, against the back of which its end is crushed at the way of a rivet. When the tenon 10 is axial, as shown, the rotation of this pellet is prevented by providing, in its back, a housing 13 capable of receiving the end of a tongue 14, cut in the branch and projecting

d'un creve.of a dying one.

A la fgure 7, la pastille conique S4, en metal ou matiere plastique, est collee sur la branche 2a. Son sommet est virtuel car dispose dans un puits cylindrique , borde par une arete 15a. Cette pastille S4 vient en contact avec l' aliment par l'arete circulaire 15a qui, tout en formant pivot statique, de la meme facon qu'un In Figure 7, the conical pad S4, made of metal or plastic, is glued to the branch 2a. Its top is virtual because it has a cylindrical well, bordered by an edge 15a. This pellet S4 comes into contact with the food through the circular edge 15a which, while forming a static pivot, in the same way as a

sommet pointu, presente l'avantage de ne pas percer l'enveloppe de ['aliment. pointed summit, has the advantage of not piercing the envelope of the food.

Enfin, a la fgure 8, la saillie S5 fait partie d'une piece moulee, en metal ou matiere plastique, dont le corps 16 comporte un fourreau 17 apte a etre emmanche sur l'extremite de la branche 2a. Dans la forme d'execution representee, la branche 2a presente un languette 18 dont l'extremite fait saillie du creve dans lequel elle est realisee et qui peut s'encliqueter dans un logement l9 du fourreau, pour assurer le calage en translation de ce dernier. Ce logement peut etre debouchant comme represente, ou etre muni d'un voile de fond. Dans une variante la liaison du corps 16 Finally, in figure 8, the projection S5 is part of a molded part, made of metal or plastic, the body 16 of which comprises a sheath 17 capable of being fitted to the end of the branch 2a. In the embodiment shown, the branch 2a has a tongue 18, the end of which protrudes from the hole in which it is made and which can be snapped into a housing l9 of the sleeve, to ensure the latter being wedged in translation . This housing can be through as represented, or be provided with a modesty panel. In a variant, the connection of the body 16

lO et de la branche est assuree par collage. 10 and the branch is secured by gluing.

Le sommet de la saillie S5 est forme par un tenon pointu 20. Cette forme est plus particulierement interessante pour les aliments ayant besoin d'etre perfores The top of the projection S5 is formed by a pointed tenon 20. This shape is more particularly interesting for foods needing to be perforated.

pendant la cuisson, tels que les merguez. during cooking, such as merguez.

Il ressort de ce qui precede que les saillies S peuvent presenter diverges formes, et etre coniques, tronconiques, a sommet pointu ou muni d'un teton, pointu ou arrondi, ou d'un puits borde par une arete, en fonction des besoins culinaires. Bien entendu ces formes peuvent se combiner avec l'une quelconque des conformations et It emerges from the above that the projections S can have different shapes, and be conical, frustoconical, with a pointed top or provided with a teton, pointed or rounded, or with a well bordered by an edge, according to culinary needs. . Of course these forms can be combined with any of the conformations and

modes de fxation des saillies S1 a S5 decrites ci-dessus. fxation modes of projections S1 to S5 described above.

Bien que plus particulierement destinee a la cuisson, cette piece peut aussi etre utilisee pour le service. Dans ce cas, elle piece l' aliment sensiblement a mi longueur. Although more specifically intended for cooking, this part can also be used for serving. In this case, it cuts the food substantially at mid-length.

Claims

1. Turning tongs for grilling comprising two branches, lamellar, spaced and reconcilable by elastic deformation, characterized in that each of the branches (2a, 2b) comprises, at its free end and opposite the other branch, a projection (S), fixed, coaxial with that of this other branch and the top (4) of which, is intended to come to bear on the food, constitutes a pivot point for

that food.

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2. Reversing tongs for grilling according to claim l, characterized in that each of the projections (S1) is constituted by a stamping obtained by forming the end of the branch (2a, 2b), made of malleable material and the cavity of

ltembouti forming each of the projections (Sl) is closed by a plug (2c).

3. Turning pliers according to claim l, characterized in that lS each of the projections (S2), made of metal or plastic, is overmolded on

end of the corresponding branch (2a, 2b).

4. Turning pliers according to claim l, characterized in that each of the projections (S5) is part of a body (16), made of metal or plastic, comprising a sheath (17) by which it is fitted and attached to the end of the

corresponding branch (2a, 2b).

5. Turning pliers according to claim l characterized in that

each projection (S) is in the form of a cone with a pointed top (4).

6. Turning pliers according to claim l characterized in that each projection (S3, S5) is cone-shaped, the top of which is in the form of a teton (6, 20).

7. Turning pliers according to claim l characterized in that each projection (S4) comprises, in its top part, a well (lS) bordered by a

arete (lSa).

8. Turning pliers according to claim l characterized in that each projection (S4) is constituted by a generally conical shaped tablet fixed by

bonding at the end of the corresponding branch (2a, 2b).

9. Turning pliers according to claim l characterized in that each projection (S3) is constituted by a generally conical shaped disc secured to at least one lug (l0) able, on the one hand, to be engaged in a hole ( 12) cleaning at the end of the branch (2a, 2b), and, on the other hand, to be stranded on the back of said branch.

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