Patent ID: 6976407

Claim:
Broken bulb remover especially adapted for removing a broken light bulb of the type having a threaded member attached to remaining wall portions of a broken glass envelope, a glass stem with a first non-circular stem portion proximal the threaded member having a thickness and a width, and a second slender stem portion distal the threaded member, said broken bulb remover comprising an elongated rod of non-conductive material having an axis and defining a tapered surface on at least one end thereof arranged to conform to said remaining wall portions, said elongated rod defining a central longitudinal chamber open at said one end of the rod and having a lateral dimension less than the width of said first stem portion, said rod further defining a lateral slot bifurcating said rod through a portion of the central chamber, said slot having a width greater than the thickness of said first stem portion, whereby the broken bulb may be removed by engaging and twisting the parts of said first stem portion disposed within the lateral slot while rotating and stabilizing the tool with said tapered surface.