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.

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, and   a 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.