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 Title: |
US5044058:
Bulb insertion and removal tool
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Voss, Barbara A.; Wauwatosa, WI 53226
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-09-03
/ 1989-08-24
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| Application Number: |
US1989000397822
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B25B 9/02;
H01K 3/32;
Core:
B25B 9/00;
H01K 3/00;
IPC-7:
B23P 19/02;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
029/278;
294/002;
294/099.2;
Original:
029/278;
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| Field of Search: |
029/270,278,280,267,268,282,741,758,764
254/028
081/3;8
294/99.1,99.2
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| Priority Number: |
| 1989-08-24 |
US1989000397822 |
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| Abstract: |
A tool for inserting or removing generally small Christmas tree light bulbs into or from their sockets. The tool comprising a pair of opposed levers and a fulcrum. The levers meet at one end forming the fulcrum. The ends of the levers are free at the other end. The free-ends of the levers are wedgelike and semi-circular in shape; so they can grab a Christmas tree light bulb and remove it. The fulcrum has a hole designed to gently hold a Christmas tree light bulb for insertion into a socket.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Wheeler Law Firm ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Watson, Robert C.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A hand operated tool for the removal and replacement of Christmas tree light bulbs which have a glass bulb and smaller adjacent bases insertable into bulb sockets, comprising;
- a pair of opposed levers;
- connecting means moveably connecting the levers for movement toward and away from each other;
- a pair of opposed wedge means at respective and corresponding ends of each said lever having circularly relieved edges tapering to thin edges for wedging and gripping a light bulb while it is in a bulb socket and dimensioned to continue to close after said wedge means contact said glass bulb and said socket until said thin edges grip said base;
- whereby the levers may be moved towards each other carrying the thin edges of the opposed wedge means against the area where the glass bulb and the light bulb socket meet to wedge the glass bulb and attached base outward with respect to said socket and separate the base of the light bulb from the socket while grasping the base of the light bulb and holding the light bulb securely and firmly thereby allowing the light bulb to be removed from its socket.
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