Patent ID: 11923186
Assignee: TBS SCIENTIFIC LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  F | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A device for installing and removing partially obstructed, upward-facing lightbulbs comprising:
a gripping element comprised of a hollow, three-dimensional gripping element body, having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top surface, an opening, and a peripheral rim surrounding the opening; and a plurality of flexible, tactile members, each flexible, tactile member having a concave inner surface, a convex outer surface, an edge, a base, a tip, and a dimple;
an extension pole having two ends and being continuously extensible between a fully compacted length and a fully extended length;
a semi-annular collar fitted about an outer diameter of a portion of the extension pole;
a flexible rotary shaft connected at a first end to a first end of the extension pole and connected at a second end to the gripping element;
a discrete weight in proximity with the gripping element, the discrete weight having a cylindrical inner diameter through which the flexible rotary shaft extends; and
a silicon tube, bisected by a collar, interposed between the cylindrical inner diameter of the discrete weight and the flexible rotary shaft;
wherein the flexible rotary shaft is configured so that, when the extension pole is held horizontal, the peripheral rim is parallel to the ground and when the extension pole is held vertical, the peripheral rim is parallel to the ground;
wherein, when the semi-annular collar is held in a non-rotational manner, the extension pole may be rotated at an angular rate, causing the flexible rotary shaft and the gripping element to rotate at the same angular rate as the pole; and
wherein, when the extension pole is rotated, the gripping element rotates at the same rate, without slippage.