Tool for removing broken light bulbs
AssigneeSocket Butler Inc.
InventorsAlan L. Zupo, Roger G. Brown
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Abstract
A tool for removing a broken incandescent light bulb has a handle with a head projecting therefrom and preferably a resilient gripping member which snugly enshrouds the head, to frictionally engage an inner wall of the base of a broken light bulb such that when the tool is rotated the base can be dislodged from a light bulb socket. In a preferred embodiment a collar with stiffening ribs surrounds the tool, positioned to protect the user's hand from falling shards of glass. In a further preferred embodiment an accessory tool having one or more heads of different sizes is adapted to fit within a hollow end of the handle.
Claims19
A tool for removing a broken incandescent light bulb from a socket, comprising
- a handle having a head projecting from one end, the head being dimensioned to fit within the base of the light bulb,
- a resilient gripping member formed from a resilient plastic dimensioned to snugly enshroud the head of the tool,
- whereby when the head is inserted into the base of a broken light bulb the gripping member frictionally engages an inner wall of the base to permit rotation of the base within the socket by rotating the handle.
A tool for removing a broken incandescent light bulb from a socket, comprising
- a handle having a head projecting from one end, the head being dimensioned to fit within the base of the light bulb,
- a resilient gripping member dimensioned to snugly enshroud the head of the tool, the gripping member being provided with an opening coaxial with an opening in the head of the tool,
- the head having a smaller circumference than the handle providing a ledge against which the gripping member is seated when engaged over the head,
- whereby when the head is inserted into the base of a broken light bulb the gripping member frictionally engages an inner wall of the base to permit rotation of the base within the socket by rotating the handle.
A tool for removing a broken incandescent light bulb from a socket, comprising
- a handle having a head projecting from one end, the head being dimensioned to fit within the base of the light bulb,
- a resilient gripping member dimensioned to snugly enshroud the head of the tool, a tip of the gripping member being spaced from the head such that when engaged over the head a pocket is formed whereby the tip of the gripping member can be compressed against the head to expand the gripping member radially,
- whereby when the head is inserted into the base of a broken light bulb the gripping member frictionally engages an inner wall of the base to permit rotation of the base within the socket by rotating the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.