Patent ID: 7367347

Claim:
A portable stabilizer apparatus for a person who is positioned relative to a surface component of a structure, comprising: a handle assembly which includes a hand grip region, telescopic extension actuation means, and attachment release control means, telescopic unit means connected to said handle assembly and controlled by said telescopic extension actuation means, wherein said telescopic unit means include an end extension unit, and wherein said end extension unit includes attachment means for attaching to said surface component, end extension unit attachment release means, housed within said telescopic unit means and connected between said attachment release control means and said attachment means, for releasing said attachment means from the structure surface component, and extension means for extending said telescopic unit means toward said structure surface component, wherein ceiling-attachment release control means include a finger-operated actuator switch, wherein said ceiling-attachment release means include: a battery-powered motor electrically connected to said finger-operated actuator switch, and suction-cup distortion means connected to said battery-powered motor and to said suction cup for distorting said suction cup for breaking a suction attachment between said suction cup and the ceiling, and wherein said suction-cup distortion means include: a ram in contact with said battery-powered motor, a push rod connected between said ram and said suction cup.