Self-adjusting tongs

- Coats & Clark, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of self-adjusting tongs showing my new design in a partially open position;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the tongs in closed position, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D108011 January 1938 Brown
2087758 July 1937 Friend
Other references
  • Ekco Housewares catalog, 5/81, p. 63, scissor type tongs #00500.
Patent History
Patent number: D294672
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 1985
Date of Patent: Mar 15, 1988
Assignee: Coats & Clark, Inc. (Stamford, CT)
Inventor: Lee R. Chasen (Port Chester, NY)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Terry Pfeffer
Law Firm: Burgess, Ryan & Wayne
Application Number: 6/720,578
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7105