Patent ID: 6467823
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: F21S,F21V,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for the installation or removal of a length of wire onto a plurality of hangers mounted at a height substantially higher than a reach of a user, the device comprising:a body having a top and a base, the top having a generally U-shaped notch having a bottom and an upper end formed therein and the base having an bore adapted to receive an end of a pole, wherein the bottom of the notch is substantially wider than a diameter of the length of wire, and wherein the U-shaped notch has two smooth tapered sides extending upward from the bottom of the notch so that the notch continuously increases in width from the bottom to the top and is adapted to receive a portion of the wire so that the wire is freely movable within the notch within a range of rotation and the wire is frictionally trapped within the notch at a rotation greater than the range of rotation.