US Patent 8459708 Telescoping grilling tong

A cooking device is provided with a pair of length adjustable grilling tongs. One of the pair of tongs is pivotably mounted for outward and inward movement in relation to an opposing tong. The pivotably mounted tong includes an outwardly biasing spring for separating the opposing tongs. Each tong is slidably connected within a hollow channeled handle which allows a gripping end of the tongs to extend and retract in relation to the handles while remaining rigid. The pivotable movement of the handle and tong may be locked to allow a user to selectively close the tongs for storage.