FINGER TONGS

Abstract

A kitchen accessory that combines features of tongs and a heat protective oven mitt is disclosed. The kitchen accessory consists of a front tong element flexibly hinged to a rear tong element to form a seamless one piece structure. Additional elements include scooping tips, different sized and shaped gripping and grasping elements, and heat shrink hand protectors. each other and connected to a hinge point surrounded by a hand protection area.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention, together with further advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a bottom perspective view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a top perspective view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a side perspective view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a side plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates a front plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates a rear plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates a top plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates a bottom plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates a side sectional plan view of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates a plan view of the internal structure of a finger tongs device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A kitchen accessory for the grasping of hot food comprising: a front tong element having an front interior and a front exterior,a rear tong element having a rear interior and a rear exterior, anda flexible hinge element joining the front tong element to the rear tong element to form a seamless one piece structure,wherein the front interior is comprised of a front scooping tip, a plurality of front small food grasping teeth, a plurality of front large food grasping teeth, and a plurality of front stiffening ribs and the front exterior is comprised of a plurality of front heat shrink hand protectors;wherein the rear interior is comprised of a rear scooping tip, a plurality of rear small food grasping teeth, a plurality of rear large food grasping teeth, and a plurality of rear stiffening ribs and the rear exterior is comprised of a plurality of rear heat shrink hand protectors.

2. The kitchen accessory of claim 1, wherein the front tong element is further comprised of a front hole.

3. The kitchen accessory of claim 2, wherein the rear tong element is further comprised of a rear hole.