# US 2019/0318897 A1 · Apparatus for removing and installing elevated light bulbs

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- Number: US 2019/0318897 A1
- Document ID: US20190318897A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/952,171
- Filed: 2018-04-12
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-12
- Inventors: Frank Gatski
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318897A1

## CPC

- H01J 9/003: {Auxiliary devices for installing or removing discharge tubes or lamps}
- H01K 3/32: Auxiliary devices for cleaning, placing, or removing incandescent lamps
- H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H)
- H01K: ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS (details, apparatus or processes for manufacture applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps H01J; light sources using a combination of incandescent and other types of light generation H01J61/96, H05B35/00)

## Abstract

A universal gripping unit configured for attachment to poles or handles or varying lengths to accommodate light bulbs at varying heights or elevations. The universal gripping unit includes a platform and collar; an adhesive pad attached to an upper surface of the platform; a non-adhesive cover removably attached to the adhesive pad; and a threaded female protrusion extending from an underside of the platform wherein the threaded female protrusion is configured to receive a threaded male portion of a pole or handle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A gripping unit comprising:
a platform and collar;
an adhesive pad attached to an upper surface of said platform;
a non-adhesive cover removably attached to said adhesive pad; and
a threaded female protrusion extending from an underside of said platform, said threaded female protrusion configured to receive a threaded male portion of a pole or handle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said platform and collar are circular.

### Claim 3

A system for removing and installing light bulbs, comprising:
two or more poles each having one end comprising a threaded portion; and
a gripping unit comprising:
a platform and collar;
an adhesive pad attached to an upper surface of said platform;
a non-adhesive cover removably attached to said adhesive pad; and
a threaded female protrusion extending from an underside of said platform, said threaded female protrusion configured to receive said threaded portions of each of said two or more poles.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said platform and collar are circular.