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A pair of spring-biased pivoting levers is provided with a pair of flexible elastic grips. Each grip is contoured to conform to the surface of a jar and to elastically deform around a jar as a user squeezes the levers together. Each grip can be formed with an arcuate groove for receiving an annular

A pair of spring-biased pivoting levers is provided with a pair of flexible elastic grips. Each grip is contoured to conform to the surface of a jar and to elastically deform around a jar as a user squeezes the levers together. Each grip can be formed with an arcuate groove for receiving an annular rib commonly formed on canning jars.

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1. A jar lifter, comprising: a first lever;a first handle provided on said first lever;a second lever pivotally connected to said first lever;a second handle provided on said second lever;a first flexible arcuate grip provided on said first lever;a second flexible arcuate grip provide on said second

1. A jar lifter, comprising: a first lever;a first handle provided on said first lever;a second lever pivotally connected to said first lever;a second handle provided on said second lever;a first flexible arcuate grip provided on said first lever;a second flexible arcuate grip provide on said second lever;said first and second arcuate grips each comprising a concave bottom surface portion arching upwardly towards said first and second handles;a first flange extending outwardly from said first flexible arcuate grip serving as a finger grip for tilting a jar held between said first and second flexible arcuate grips; anda second flange extending outwardly from said second flexible arcuate grip serving as a spout for directing liquid from a jar held between said first and second arcuate grips. 2. The jar lifter of claim 1, further comprising a spring-biased pivot connection between said first and second levers. 3. The jar lifter of claim 2, wherein said spring-biased pivot connection comprises a torsion spring held in a pocket defined between said first and second levers. 4. The jar lifter of claim 1, further comprising a pair of limit pins disposed between said first and second levers limiting pivotal movement between said first and second levers. 5. The jar lifter of claim 1, wherein said first and second flexible arcuate grips each comprises a groove for receiving a rib on a jar. 6. The jar lifer of claim 1, wherein said first and second flexible arcuate grips comprise rubber grips molded onto said levers. 7. The jar lifter of claim 1, wherein said first and second rubber grips are constructed solely from molded rubber. 8. The jar lifter of claim 1, wherein said first and second handles each comprises a rubber handle having a central recess for receiving a user's middle finger. 9. The jar lifter of claim 8, further comprising a pair of recesses located adjacent said central recess for receiving a user's index finger and ring finger. 10. A method of lifting a jar containing a hot liquid with a jar lifting tool having a pair of spring-biased levers, a pair of handles on said spring-biased levers, a pair of flexible elastic grips on said pair of spring-biased levers and an outwardly extending flange provided on each one of said pair of flexible elastic grips, wherein said method comprises: positioning said pair of spring-biased levers around a jar;squeezing said pair of handles toward each other to engage said flexible elastic grips with said jar;sliding said pair of flexible elastic grips upwardly around a top portion of a jar and around a neck of a jar;elastically deforming said flexible elastic grips around said jar by further squeezing said pair of handles toward each other;lifting said jar with said jar lifting tool; andtilting said jar by pushing on one flange and directing said hot fluid from said jar over the other flange into a receptacle. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein each flexible elastic grip comprises an arcuate groove and said jar comprises a rib and wherein said method further comprises positioning said arcuate groove over said rib prior to said further squeezing. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein said jar lifting tool comprises a limit stop limiting the maximum distance between said flexible elastic grips, and wherein said method further comprises releasing said pair of handles such that said spring-biased levers are biased to a predetermined open position convenient for gripping by hand.