Patent ID: 8308209

Claim:
An air conditioning filter removal system comprising: a handle having a gripping end and a working end with a length there between; a filter engagement tool with the filter engagement tool being coupled to the handle, the filter engagement tool having a filter engagement means; the handle having a plurality of segments, being a first segment and a second segment, with the first segment having a first internal diameter and a first external diameter and the second segment having a second internal diameter and a second external diameter, with the second external diameter being less than the first internal diameter so as to allow telescoping of the second segment into the first segment; the filter engagement tool having a threadedly pointed end for engaging a filter and a coupling means for attaching the engagement tool to the handle; and an electrical circuit comprising a battery and at least one light and a switch, with at least one wire coupling the battery and the light and the switch, with the light being located adjacent the working end of the handle and the switch being located adjacent the gripping end of the handle.