Iron Pie Lifter May also be Warmer or Cooler? Need Patent Help

[talesofthesevenseas]

I showed it to Hubby when I got home tonight. He had no idea what it was at first, but once I showed him how to use it, he was surprised how well it could hold onto the dishes,  and started picking up pieces of my cobalt dishware (not antique) turning them around, flipping them over etc. and it held onto them just fine, even upsidedown and sideways. Kind of a silly gadget, but cool nonetheless! It is fun to see something so old that is very simple yet inventive and obviously someone put a lot of thought into this funny gadget.

[mariok54]

Thanks for the photos Tales, I  can now visualise how they work. 

[tmerrifield]

That's neat-  now how about a picture with a real pie??

[talesofthesevenseas]

We're still working on the applesauce cake I made last weekend.  I am not sure if pie will be a good thing to use the lifters on since the crust and top stick up from the dish. I will have to try it to find out if it is a pie lifter or just a hot dish lifter.

[KC]

Thanks for the photos Talesof....my original idea from the pics was that it was gi-normouse (gigantic and enormous combined)  and must've held a pie big enough for the whole town!  LOL

[talesofthesevenseas]

Last night at hubby's urging I used it to lift a plate of hot potatoes out of the microwave. It worked great and they were pretty big and heavy. I also tried it on a cake, but discovered that flexible sided pans cannot be lifted with it as it requires pressure to hold anything.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Did anyone happen to catch this week's episode of Game of Thrones on HBO? The episode is called "Fight for the Imp". Hubby was watching it last night when he suddenly shouts out "Come quick! Your lifter is on TV!"

Unfortunately I didn't get into the room quick enough to see it, but apparently in the final climactic scene in the sacred lair of the Dothraki hoard, an iron pot lifter is used to pick up a cauldron of molten gold and dump it over the head of an enemy prince.

Ha! I've got a Dothraki cauldron lifter! Woo-hoo!!

[KC]

LOL!  Guess your hubby will sleep with one eye open!  LOL