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US 8,136,774 B2Granted
Light bulb holder
AssigneeGem Temp, LLC
InventorWilliam S. Melittas
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Abstract
A light bulb holder including a gripper unit for holding an elongate tubular light bulb during installation of the bulb in a light fixture. The gripper unit generally includes an attachment member for removably attaching the gripper unit to a ladder and at least one gripper supported on the attachment member. The gripper has opposed resilient fingers defining an opening for receiving a light bulb.
Claims18
A light bulb holder comprising a gripper unit including:
- an attachment member for removably attaching said gripper unit to a ladder;
- and
- at least one gripper supported on said attachment member, said gripper having opposed resilient fingers defining an opening for receiving a light bulb,
- wherein said attachment member is in the form of a bracket having a support face for supporting said gripper and two arms extending opposite said support face, said arms defining a channel therebetween for attachment to the ladder, and wherein at least one arm includes a hook extending inward into said channel from an end of said arm.
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A light bulb holder comprising a gripper unit including:
- an attachment member for removably attaching said gripper unit to a ladder;
- and
- at least one gripper supported on said attachment member, said gripper having opposed resilient fingers defining an opening for receiving a light bulb,
- wherein said gripper has two fingers hinged together about a common pivot point, and
- wherein said gripper further includes a biasing element for biasing said hinged fingers toward each other, and
- wherein said gripper further includes a depressible button for urging said hinged fingers apart, and
- wherein said button includes a cam structure cooperating with structure provided on said hinged fingers for urging said fingers apart.
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A gripper unit for holding an elongate tubular light bulb comprising:
- a first arcuate shaped finger;
- a second arcuate shaped finger connected to said first finger about a pivot point, said first and second fingers facing inward toward each other to form a claw-shaped gripper;
- a biasing element for biasing said first and second fingers toward each other;
- an attachment member supporting said gripper for removable attachment to a ladder;
- and
- a pocket unit for removable attachment to the ladder a distance below said gripper attachment member, said pocket unit defining a pocket for receiving the end of a light bulb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.