Kebob tongs

Tongs for manipulating shish-kebob on a barbeque grill, the tongs having two arms, the two arms being in parallel relationship at an insulated handle end, which includes a pivot point, the arms diverging at the opposing end of the handle end, to form two opposing, spaced apart arms having kebob engaging ends, each end having a horizontal slot formed in the tip of the kebob engaging ends, the slit having a notched closed end, the slot and notch for the receipt of the ends of a skewer, the tongs being compressed so that the kebob engaging ends engage the outer food items on the skewer preventing their rotation so that the kebob can be flipped for even cooking on the opposing side and for removal from the grill. 1. Tongs for manipulating shish-kebob on a barbeque grill , shish-kebobs comprising an elongate skewer having food portions selectively removably positioned thereon , said shish-kebob positioned on a barbeque grill in a generally horizontal orientation , the tongs comprising:in a closed orientation, two opposing arms in articulating relationship joined together at a first pivot end, said opposing arms extending from said first pivot end initially in parallel abutting relationship before angularly diverging and then converging to a parallel spaced apart relationship, each terminating in a second end, said second ends in parallel spaced apart relationship with each other, said second ends formed with shish-kebob engaging members for engagement with exposed extended ends of said horizontally oriented skewers of said shish-kebob, said members engaging said skewer and frictionally engaging outer food portions positioned on said skewer and preventing their rotation as said skewer and said shish-kebob are flipped from side to side for even cooking and for removal from the grill, said shish-kebob engaging members having a slot formed in each of said shish-kebob engaging member, said slot extending horizontally inwardly from a peripheral tip of said shish-kebob engaging ...

Swimming pool cover system incorporating gap eliminators

An improved swimming pool cover system which incorporates a gap eliminator for use on pools which have walls of varying height and curvature, the gap eliminator secured to the wall by a cable and a plurality of anchors, the gap eliminator having a sleeve including a weighted buoyant material disposed below the pool cover attached to the cable and a second sleeve having buoyant weighted material disposed above the pool cover attached to the cable, thereby sealing the gap between the pool cover and the wall. 1. An improved swimming pool cover assembly for raised wall shaped pools and spas , the assembly comprising:a pool cover shaped to extend across said pool or spa surface, said pool cover anchored in a plurality of anchor bolts embedded in a decking about said pool or spa, a portion of said pool cover abutting a straight or arcuate raised wall of said pool or spa;a plurality of cable guides horizontally alignably embedded into said raised wall of a pool or spa at a height equal to a said decking of said pool or spa;a cable having a first anchored end, said cable extending across said raised wall to a second anchored end, said cable frictionally engaged in said cable guides embedded in said raised wall, said portion of said pool cover abutting said raised wall of said pool or spa anchored to said cable extending across said raised wall on said cable guides;a gap eliminating bumper comprising a flexible, longitudinal member defined by a central longitudinal web having first and second parallel, longitudinal sleeves positioned on each opposing longitudinal edge of said web, said first and second longitudinal sleeves selectively open at least one end for the insertion of one or more weighted rod members, said web having selective apertures formed therein for positioning said web over said cable guides and between said raised wall and said cable guide, said first longitudinal sleeve and weighted buoyant rod member positioned below said cable and said second longitudinal ...

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