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A hand-operated utensil for grasping and picking up articles or food is comprised by a pair of elongated stick members arranged in intersecting relationship at a midpoint of the members. The members are integrally connected at the intersection, and the lower portions of the elements at one side of t

A hand-operated utensil for grasping and picking up articles or food is comprised by a pair of elongated stick members arranged in intersecting relationship at a midpoint of the members. The members are integrally connected at the intersection, and the lower portions of the elements at one side of the intersection are made flexible toward and away from each other by a recess or recesses forming flex hinges in the members.

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A hand-operated utensil for grasping and picking upfood or other articles comprising : a pair of elongated handling and grasping elements, each having corresponding upper and lower ends, the elements being arranged in intersecting and integrally interconnected relationship at a position of intersect

A hand-operated utensil for grasping and picking upfood or other articles comprising : a pair of elongated handling and grasping elements, each having corresponding upper and lower ends, the elements being arranged in intersecting and integrally interconnected relationship at a position of intersection intermediate the upper and lower ends, the lower portions of the elements between the intersection and the lower ends being made flexible toward and away from each other for grasping articles with the lower ends by stress-relieving recess means including at least one recess extending into the lower portion of one element adjacent the intersection to reduce the transverse cross section of said one element at the recess and form a flex hinge permitting flexing movement of said one element toward the other element, and the upper portions of the elements between the intersection and the upper ends being rigid relative to one another and diverging away from one another for a distance between the intersection and the upper ends to thereby provide above the intersection a stationary, non-flexing and broad based support in contact with the knuckle area of the hand, and below the intersection, a flexible tweezers for grasping articles when the utensil is held with the lower portions and intersection between the thumb and forefinger.