Light bulb changer
OwnerWilliam Boroughfinventor
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Abstract
A light bulb changer including an elongated pole having a first configured to be rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof, a support structure engaged with the elongated pole near a second end of the elongated pole, and a bulb holder extending from a second end of the support structure. A pair of cog belt pullies and a belt positioned therebetween transfer the rotation of the elongated pole about tis longitudinal axis to rotation of the bulb holder about a central axis thereof that is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the elongate pole. The bulb changer enabling removal and replacement of light bulbs of overhead light fixtures with a user safely positioned on a floor under the light fixture with a clear line of sight of the bulb and without the need for ladders or other elevations.
Claims16
A light bulb changer comprising:
- an elongated pole having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, the elongated pole configured to be rotated about the longitudinal axis thereof;
- a support structure having a first end and a second end, the first end of the support structure engaged with the elongated pole near the second end of the elongated pole;
- a first cog belt pully coupled to the elongated pole near the second end of the elongated pole, the first cog belt pulley being coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the elongated pole and configured to rotate with the elongated pole;
- a second cog belt pully coupled to the second end of the support structure via a C-shaped bracket of the support structure, the second cog belt pully having a central axis that is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the elongated pole;
- a belt spanning between the first cog belt pully and the second cog belt pully, the belt configured to cause the second cog belt pully to rotate around its central axis based on the rotation of the first cog belt pully;
- a bulb holder releasably coupled to the second cog belt pully via a rod and configured to rotate therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.