US1779008A - Device for removing broken electric-lamp bulbs - Google Patents

Description

Oct. 21, 1930. R. F. oN'rRbY 1,779,008

.DEVICE FOR REMOVING BROKEN ELECTRIC LAMP BULBS Filed July 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .9 I f 61/ A a n-+ 3 In ventm L- By 5 Attorney v Oct. 21, 1930. R. F. MONTROY 1 1,779,003

DEVICE FOR REMOVING BROKEN ELECTRIC LAMP BULBS Filed July 25, 1929 2' Sheets-shed 2 In ventor Attorney Patented Oct. 1'," 1930 I lad'nis str ntium, or mmemcmm nnvidn'rroitnnitovme'ni oxnn niihcrRic-LAMr BULBS? I H Application iled July 25;

This invention relates to devices forremoving broken electric lafinp bulbs; which have become broken while screwed m their sockets, andthe' primary "object ofthe in} vention is therefore toprovidean improved tool for removing such bulbs" inanexpdh tlous manner. 7 i

Another very important objectof this invention is to provide a device of the char acter above mentionedywhich is simply constructed, strong, inexpensive, practical, positive and elficient in operationand further well adapted "for the purpose designed.

Other objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparentduring'the study of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereinz Figure 1 is a structed in accordance with this invention. I

F igure 2 is a fragmentary detail view partly in section and partly in elevation illustrating the manner of appending the blades to the handle of the tool; V

Figure 3 is a transversehorizontal sec-- tional View taken substantially on line 33 of Figure l and looking in the direction of the arrows.

' Figure 4: is a fragmentary side elevation of the lower end portion of the blades;

Figure 5 is aside elevation of a modified form of tool.

F igurc 6 is a viewsimila'r to Figure 5 v showing a further modification of the blade.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the blade constructed in accordance with Figuresv 1 and5. f Referring in detail to the drawings, and especially to Figuresl to 4 inclusive, where. in it will be seen that Ihave constructed a tool for this purpose adaptedjtojbe secured to one end of an elongated rod or pole such as may be carried by electric light repair men so as to enable them to remove the bulb without the necessity ofa'step ladder such v as when the socket of the bulb is out of reach of the repair manas would be in the case where the electric light fixture is supported :in a wall, ceilingor othersupporting means which would necessitate the use of a'oladdenl side elevation. of atool' cone.

1929," 'seria -nt1 3 1,o55.' v v g 7' In: this come-entertains will bes eiithat Ihavedesignated an elongated-pole which"- Q may constltutethe handlemofmy device by 3 f .thereference character 5,".At itsfu'pperFend the" pole 5-terminates in anielongatedg-re' duced extension ortonguefi:

' 7111' conjunction, with a :pole of this nature the invention comprehends the provision of v an ej ectin'g device designated "generallyby thereference character 7. As illustrated, the

ejector consists: of a bulbous shaped body 8, v v sai'd bulbous-shaped body'8 merging at one end into a substantially elongated Shank), whichshank is bifurcated to pro vide'spaced' parallel extensionsfor attaching legs 10'10.

The attaching legSl0..l0 OfthQ shank-,-

9 isadaptedJ w receive 'therebetweenthe tongue 6" of the pole-5 and the tongue 'secured between theplegsthrough the "medium of boltsor other like. fastening elements .11 passing through :suitable alined openings 12 formed in the respective legs and-through thetongue 6 as clearly suggestedin Figure 1.

. At -its. opposite'endlthe bulbous l'shaped body 8 oflthe'ejectingdevice/merges intoi'a tapered extension 13, which extension f13 'at: its reduced. end "terminates in a pointed rong-1a -iExtendinglaterally from op o: site sides of the tapered extension 13 of the body and arran'ged"in longitudinal aline- Likewise the blades on lthe opposite side. of

ends as atflfi; v In using the device as just desalted, a;

repairz manneedq-tojdo isto insert the ejector: into. the ibrokenfportion ofthe bulb so that the po-intcd Iextremity 14 of the extension :will penetratethat end" of the bulb remainingjin the socket, where'-the'.-fingers :15 "will grip viouslywhenfa bulb'hasbecomebrokenina socket in order-:to remove-the bulb, all'the through the medium of their pointed ends the? Wall of the base portion ofj-the 'broken bulb,

whereupon, byrotation ofthe pole 5 in a man 1 in an 'eflicient and expeditious manner.

' 9 which tapers towards its outer extremity and the shank 9" is adapted to be received in a' correspondinglytapered-socket 1Z In Figure 5, wherein is illustrated a Inodi- 'fied form of my invention, it will be seen:

i that the ejector 7 instead of the bifurcated shank 9 .is projected-with an elongated shank 1 formed in the elongated tubular portion 18 cor a suitable handlefj19', saidhixiidlei!) s ale opposite endotthe tubular portion ter rni:

nating ina suitable handgrip 20 -tl1e socket containing thebasejpo'rtion of the broken electric la-mp; bulb is within easy Z reach ioji the? repair-man and 1 would; not ne-' cessitate theuse of a step ladder orthe like.

In Figure 6 Ihave shown another modified torniiofhand tool and as therein illustrated' the invention ,comprehends the provision of a handle comprising an elongated tubular portion 21 constituting a shank for! the handle, said tubular shank21 at one end terminating in a hand grip QZ-Sllhllflir. to ,the hand grip 20 of the handtoolfas illustrated in Figure 15 and hereinbeforedescribed; i

In this instancethe ejectortcomprises a shank portion 23 forms; a continuation of the handle-21, .and this shank 23 at its outer end tapers into an elongated penetrating prongv 24; Gripping fingers 25, extend lat-. eral-ly from opposite sides of the=.shankf23, and these gripping fingers 25 are bent in a manner similar tothe fingers .15v of the ejector as illustrated to advantage in" Figure v7,

wherein is-shown the niannerof construction. oimy preferred form of brokenilamp bulb ejector.

of-the penetrating, prong 24.

In :using this form of. my invention outer end of the. prong 24 will of course pierce the closed end portion ofthe seat ot .the base of the broken electric lampbulb while the fingers 25 will grip. the innerfwalls oithe base so that by proper manipulation;

otthehandle 2O thebase of the broken:elec-, trio lamp bulb willbe 1 1I1SC1'eW'ed:fIOm it-S2 socket;

In view-of thel'siniplieity i V it-is believed :thatYfrom theforegoing de-' scriptiodtaken in con'nectionv'with the accompanying' drawings, a "clear understanding of the operation,.eonstruction and advanta'g'es .ofia'sto'ol of this 'n'aturewill be clearly understood and apprecia'ted by those skilled in this arti l A more 'jdetailed descriptionthereof is deemeduinnecessary.

iItvwilllbe also seen that-a. toolott'his-namy invention shown in Fig Lire-6, it is'to belnoted that the blades 25' graduate in size,'the smaller of the blades 25 beingarranged inwardly 'frornthe outer end it isto-be understood-that the same is susceptible toi'changes fully comprehended by thespiritoi the invention and thescope oi theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what rwish ee- Giant-as:-

1, In a-toolafoniejectingbroken electric 'lainp ulbs-newmassacre in combination with handle, o fa body member adapt- V ed to be injected intothe base portionof the Thisjtyp eiot toolis adap tedtobe used when broken; bulb, said, body portion beingiiprovided smile end-with ainenetra ing; prong V for piercing the ,base of; the broken, electric lamp bulb, said; body portiohhaying oppo baseof the broken electric lamp bulbas and,

tending laterally :troni said shank-jatsaid,

one end, and a handle nenlber carried by said shank at the opposite end of; said'shank 'i .13 "Attoolnof "the class described compri s- V ing in V combination a Shank having an inter gral piercing tongue, and oppositely; curved gripping fingers extending transverselyjo't saidshank. Y

. In testimony whereof Iaflixjmy' signature MRI-omen 11 MONTRQY;

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