Patent ID: 7107878

Claim:
A tool for handling a fuel or oil filter, said tool comprising: a cup-shaped body having an interior chamber for receiving the filter; and a plurality of resilient, tapered fingers attached unitarily to and projecting radially inwardly from a side wall of said body, said side wall having a generally cylindrical shape for surrounding said filter, each finger including a pair of opposing sides that project inwardly from said side wall and an inwardly facing and radially tapered gripping surface formed between said sides and facing the cylindrical axis of said side wall, each finger extending longitudinally within said chamber in a radially tapered manner from a relatively thin end section positioned proximate an open upper end of said body to a relatively thick end section positioned proximate a closed lower end of said body, at least one of said fingers including an elongate engagement rib that is carried on a radially inwardly pointing surface of said finger, said body and said fingers having a one-piece molded plastic construction and said fingers having a resilient composition for resiliently and snugly gripping a filter inserted into said chamber of said body through said open end.