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Tongs with ends that move at right angles to the handles. I'm not quite sure how they would be built. I think there would be two pairs of connected tongs. One pair for handles and the other pair (at right angles) for grippers. The action of the handles would be transferred to the grippers with some mechanism
such as a rack and pinion.
Might not be particularly useful. You could show off to your friends at a BBQ.
illustration
http://pixiurl.com/zu1113co
[xaviergisz, Oct 21 2009]
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Couldn't you simply make the tongs "L"-shaped? |
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With the hinge at the end of the longer length and
the grippers at the end of the shorter length? |
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Two tongs don't make a right (angle)... |
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I think Aristotle has misunderstood in which direction the tongs are orthogonal. The tongs are straight and not L-shaped. If the tongs were flat on the ground and the handles pushed in and out from the sides the grippers would move up and down. |
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I have a pair of Japanese hedge trimmers that do exactly this. |
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They also have a switch that allows the blades to swivel through 90 degrees, so they function as normal clippers. Very neat design. |
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Sorry, but the idea is not a new one. |
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PS This idea is a great improvement on your earlier frat house claptrap. |
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This would be great for the barbeque if there was a thumb operated spring catch to swivel the hot end 180°. Flipping stylish! |
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There are surgical instruments (forceps) that work like this, but they are small and somewhat specialized. |
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It's amusing that some men seem to believe cooking on a barbecue is similar to surgery. |
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It's just the same [UB], but more manly. Surgery is for wimps. |
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Unless you're cauterising blood vessels during brain surgery, I suppose. Orthopaedic surgeons are basically frustated home handymen with medical degrees. Shit they're rough! |
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I've illustrated my attempt at designing this. It uses an arc-shaped rack attached to each pair of tongs with a pinion extending between the racks and transferring the force from one to the other. |
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Not how I saw it. I should post a photo of the shears I have. |
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No, most commercial ones have a simple bell-crank type arrangement. But this is very cool, [xaviergisz] |
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