WO2007106132A2 - Pince protège-doigts - Google Patents

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WO2007106132A2
WO2007106132A2 PCT/US2006/035555 US2006035555W WO2007106132A2 WO 2007106132 A2 WO2007106132 A2 WO 2007106132A2 US 2006035555 W US2006035555 W US 2006035555W WO 2007106132 A2 WO2007106132 A2 WO 2007106132A2
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tongs
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Anna Stewart
Stephen Stewart
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Stephen Stewart
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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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/08—Arm or hand
    • A41D13/081—Hand protectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J36/00—Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
    • A47J36/02—Selection of specific materials, e.g. heavy bottoms with copper inlay or with insulating inlay
    • A47J36/04—Selection of specific materials, e.g. heavy bottoms with copper inlay or with insulating inlay the materials being non-metallic
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J43/00—Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A47J43/28—Other culinary hand implements, e.g. spatulas, pincers, forks or like food holders, ladles, skimming ladles, cooking spoons; Spoon-holders attached to cooking pots
    • A47J43/283—Tongs; Devices for picking, holding or rotating food
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J45/00—Devices for fastening or gripping kitchen utensils or crockery
    • A47J45/10—Devices for gripping or lifting hot cooking utensils, e.g. pincers, separate pot handles, fabric or like pads

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  • the disclosed embodiments relate to kitchen utensils, and more particularly to glove like devices for handling hot items.
  • tongs There are many kinds of food serving tongs and food handling gloves in present day use.
  • Most familiar tongs is the simple sheet metal tongs composed of two identical opposing arms joined at one end by a pin and biased in the open position by a spring metal member inside the handles.
  • Other well known tongs include the scissors type or those that are molded as one continuous piece of resilient plastic.
  • Serving tongs such as these are often used at salad bars in restaurants and in serving other types of food in self-service food establishments, as well as for serving food in the home.
  • metal, wood, plastic or silicone tongs There are many varieties of metal, wood, plastic or silicone tongs on the market.
  • inventions use the glove concept of hand protection for removing hot pot and pans or foods from the oven of stove top but none are designed to actually go into a pot or pan, on the stove top or in the oven and actually flip the food similar to using a spatula.
  • the ORCA oven mitt uses the glove concept to allow user to reach deeply into boiling water and pull out a lobster or other submerged hot foods. This is designed for clumsy grabbing of large bulky foods and not small delicate food that require continual turning in a pot or pan. This type of mitt is not designed to easily slide under a chicken breast and flip it without splattering, creating a potential mess or grease fire hazard.
  • the present invention describes a new finger tongs device that combines the features of food tongs with a food handling glove, e.g. the ability to pick up small food items while being protecting the hand from the heat.
  • the present invention pertains to a flexible silicone set of tongs that the user wears on his/her hand for grasping and flipping foods while cooking.
  • the high temperature resistance of the silicone material allows the user to work in the oven or on the stove top and handle foods while cooking.
  • the advantage this gives is maximum control of handling food. Unlike using a single spatula where the flipping motion usually causes splatters and often result in injuries the present invention lets the user gently turn the food thus minimizing mess or dangerous splatters.
  • the present invention gives more control than conventional tongs or double spatulas due to the closeness of the user's hand to the food being cooked.
  • the user wears the present invention instead of holding it. It allows the user to maximize control over turning or moving food while cooking.
  • This present invention protects a hand as if the user is wearing a protective glove.
  • the elements of the present invention consist of the following;
  • One aspect of the present invention is that it may be used to protect the hand of the wearer while facilitating the grasping of hot food items.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is that it may be used in most cooking temperatures.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is that it may be reused.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is that is dishwasher safe. Another aspect of the present invention is that is may be manufactured economically.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is that it may be made from readily available materials.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a bottom perspective view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a top perspective view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a side perspective view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a side plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a front plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a rear plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 illustrates a top plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 illustrates a bottom plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 9 illustrates a side sectional plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 10 illustrates a plan view of the internal structure of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a finger tongs device 100 is comprised of a front tong element 200 flexibly hinged to a rear tong element 300 to form a seamless one piece structure, e.g., by a molding process having an internal cavity 110.
  • the material of finger tongs device 100 is a flexible material that resists the high temperatures found in most cooking situations, e.g. silicone.
  • Front tong element 200 is further comprised of a front scooping tip 210, a plurality of front small food grasping teeth 220, a plurality of front large food grasping teeth 230, a plurality of front stiffening ribs 240, a plurality of front heat shrink hand protectors 250, and a front hole 260.
  • Rear tong element 300 is further comprised of a rear scooping tip 310, a plurality of rear small food grasping teeth 320, a plurality of rear large food grasping teeth 330, a plurality of rear stiffening ribs 340, a plurality of rear heat shrink hand protectors 350, and a rear hole 260.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un accessoire de cuisine qui combine les caractéristiques d'une pince et d'un gant de cuisine protégeant de la chaleur. Cet accessoire de cuisine comprend un élément de pince frontal articulé de façon souple sur un élément de pince arrière afin de former une structure en une seule pièce, sans soudure. Parmi les éléments additionnels, on compte des extrémités de ramassage, des éléments de saisie et de préhension de taille et de forme différentes, et des éléments protecteurs thermorétractables.
PCT/US2006/035555 2006-03-11 2006-09-11 Pince protège-doigts WO2007106132A2 (fr)

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US29/255,624 USD561948S1 (en) 2006-03-11 2006-03-11 Finger tongs

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