Cleanup kit for compact fluorescent light bulbs and associated methods
OwnerLarry Weinbergerinventor
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Abstract
A compact fluorescent cleanup kit is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of member elements. The member elements comprise printed instructions, at least one glove, at least one mask, at least one eye protection member, at least one sealable container, at least one cleanup scoop, at least one single-sided adhesive member, and at least one towelette. The at least one glove, at least one mask, and at least one eye protection member may be donned to protect a user from exposure to metal contaminants that may be released when a compact fluorescent bulb is damaged. The at least one cleanup scoop, at least one single-sided adhesive member, and at least one towelette may be used to collect all debris from a damaged compact fluorescent bulb into the at least one sealable container.
Claims20
A compact fluorescent light bulb cleanup kit comprising, in combination:
- printed instructions;
- at least one glove;
- at least one mask;
- at least one eye protection member;
- at least one sealable container;
- at least one cleanup scoop;
- at least one single-sided adhesive member;
- and
- at least one towelette.
A method of cleaning up a damaged compact fluorescent light bulb, using a compact fluorescent light bulb cleanup kit, wherein the kit comprises a main container, at least one glove, at least one disposable mask, at least one eye protection member, at least one cleanup scoop, at least one sealable container, at least one single-sided adhesive member, and at least one towelette, and wherein each of the at least one glove, the at least one disposable mask, the at least one eye protection member, the at least one cleanup scoop, the at least one sealable container, the at least one single-sided adhesive member, and the at least one towelette are adapted to be carried by the main container, the method comprising the steps of:
- donning the at least one glove;
- donning the at least one disposable mask;
- donning the at least one eye protection member;
- pushing larger pieces of a broken fluorescent light bulb into the at least one cleanup scoop;
- discarding the larger pieces of the damaged compact fluorescent light bulb into the at least one sealable container;
- blotting the affected area with the at least one single-sided adhesive member, thereby attaching smaller pieces of the damaged compact fluorescent light bulb thereto;
- discarding the at least one single-sided adhesive member into the at least one sealable container;
- wiping the affected area with the at least one towelette;
- and
- discarding the at least one towelette into the at least one sealable container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.