Collapsible barbecue tools
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1. A collapsible cooking tool assembly comprising:
- a cooking tool having a head and a handle-engaging portion extending from said head, said handle-engaging portion having at least one locating element, each locating element including an opening that extends from one surface fully through to an opposite surface of the handle-engaging portion and that is spaced a distance from each side of the handle-engaging portion;
a handle having a cavity for receiving the handle-engaging portion of said cooking tool; and
a latch mechanism operatively connected to said handle for releaseably engaging one locating element of said cooking tool, wherein said cooking tool is movable relative to said handle to and between a collapsed position and an extended position, the head extending outwardly from the handle in either position.
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Abstract
A collapsible barbecue tool assembly includes a barbecue tool, a handle and a latch mechanism mounted in the handle. The handle includes an elongated cavity for slidably receiving a blade portion of the barbecue tool. The blade portion of the tool has one or more locating elements. The latch mechanism releasably engages one of the locating elements so that the tool is movable to and between a collapsed position and an extended position.
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1. A collapsible cooking tool assembly comprising:
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a cooking tool having a head and a handle-engaging portion extending from said head, said handle-engaging portion having at least one locating element, each locating element including an opening that extends from one surface fully through to an opposite surface of the handle-engaging portion and that is spaced a distance from each side of the handle-engaging portion; a handle having a cavity for receiving the handle-engaging portion of said cooking tool; and a latch mechanism operatively connected to said handle for releaseably engaging one locating element of said cooking tool, wherein said cooking tool is movable relative to said handle to and between a collapsed position and an extended position, the head extending outwardly from the handle in either position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
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7. A collapsible barbecue tool assembly comprising:
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a barbecue tool having a tool portion and a handle-engaging portion, the tool portion located at a distal end of the handle-engaging portion, said handle-engaging portion having at least one locating element positioned along a longitudinal length of the handle-engaging portion, each locating element including an opening extending fully through the handle-engaging portion and spaced substantially evenly from each side of the handle-engaging portion; a handle having a cavity for receiving the handle-engaging portion of said barbecue tool; and a latch mechanism operatively connected to said handle for releaseably engaging the one locating element, wherein said barbecue tool is movable relative to said handle to and between a collapsed position and an extended position, when the latch mechanism engages the one locating element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 13)
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9. A collapsible barbecue tool comprising:
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a tool member having a tool portion and an elongate blade portion, the tool portion located at a distal end of the elongate blade portion; an opening extending from one surface fully through to an opposite surface of the elongate blade portion and spaced a distance from each side of the elongate blade portion; a handle having a cavity for receiving the blade portion, such that the tool portion extends outwardly from the handle; the tool member being movable with respect to the handle between a collapsed position and an extended position; a projection, coupled to the handle, biased toward the blade portion such that the projection removably extends into the opening such that a distal surface of the projection extends through the opening when the tool member is in its extended position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 14)
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