Light cover and installation tool and method
OwnerEdward Reedinventor
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Abstract
A tool for installing and/or removing covers for light bulbs within a fixture is described. The tool may have a tube-shaped body with an installation end, a removal end, and a central axis along the tube-shaped body. A platform may be located within the tube-shaped body near the installation end. One or more frictional elements on an interior surface of the removal end may engage the cover. A handle attachment may be selectably and rotatably coupled to an exterior of the tube-shaped body between the installation end and the removal end.
Claims47
A tool for installing a cover for a light bulb within a fixture, the tool comprising:
- a tube-shaped body with an installation end and a central axis;
- a platform located within the tube-shaped body approximately a height of the cover from the installation end;
- and
- a handle attachment located near an opposite end of the installation end;
- the handle attachment receiving an extension pole.
A tool for removing a cover from a light bulb within a fixture, the tool comprising:
- a tube-shaped body with an removal end and a central axis;
- at least one frictional element on an interior surface of the removal end for engaging the cover;
- and
- a handle attachment located near an opposite end of the removal end;
- the handle attachment receiving an extension pole.
A tool for installing and removing a cover for a light bulb within a fixture, the tool comprising:
- a tube-shaped body with an installation end, a removal end, and a central axis along the tube-shaped body;
- a platform located within the tube-shaped body near the installation end;
- at least one frictional element on an interior surface of the removal end for engaging the cover;
- and
- a handle attachment selectably and rotatably coupled to an exterior of the tube-shaped body between the installation end and the removal end.
The tool according to claim 27, further comprising a pair of pivots on opposite sides of the exterior of the tube-shaped body and located between the installation end and the removal end;
- the pair of the pivots having an axis transverse to the central axis of the tube-shaped body;
- the pair of the pivots receive a pair of rods extending generally parallel to the tube-shaped body;
- and the pair of rods couple to the handle attachment.
The tool according to claim 31, wherein the cutout is located between the pivots and the removal end;
- wherein the cutout is oval or circular-shaped;
- wherein the cutout is sized to allow passage of the cover therethrough.
The tool according to claim 37, wherein the at least one frictional element is integrally formed with the tube-shaped body.
The tool according to claim 44, wherein when the at least one elastic is within the at least one slot, the at least one elastic forms at least one chord around a circumference of the tube-shaped body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.