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US 8,555,749 B2Granted
Apparatus for removing and installing elevated light bulbs
OwnerFrank P. Gatskiinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus including an extendable (e.g., telescoping) pole with a handle at a first end and a light-bulb gripping unit at a second end. The gripping unit may include an adhesive member including a series of removal, disposable adhesive sheets having a “tacky” surface for controlling a light bulb during removal and installation. Different gripping units are configured for different light bulb types.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- an extendible pole;
- a handle at a first end of said extendible pole;
- and
- a gripping unit at a second end of said pole, said gripping unit (i) configured to contact a light bulb type for removal or installation and (ii) including an adhesive member having multiple disposable sheets with at least one surface of each of said multiple disposable sheets at least partially coated with a tacky substance.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a telescoping pole having a handle at a first end thereof;
- two or more interchangeable gripping units including an adhesive member having multiple disposable sheets with at least one surface of each of said multiple disposable sheets at least partially coated with a tacky substance;
- and
- wherein a second end of said telescoping pole is configured to removably receive said two or more gripping units wherein each of said two or more gripping units is configured to remove and install different light bulb types.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a handle;
- two or more interchangeable gripping units including an adhesive member having multiple disposable sheets with at least one surface of each of said multiple disposable sheets at least partially coated with a tacky substance;
- and
- wherein a second end of said telescoping pole is configured to removably receive said two or more gripping units wherein each of said two or more gripping units is configured to remove and install different light bulb types.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.