Abstract: The present invention is a tool designed for opening the electrical transformer boxes used for underground power line installations from a position of safety for the person who needs to open the box to make repairs. The tool consists of a long telescoping handle on top of which is a partially enclosed roller and a strap positioned over the roller. At one end of the strap is a hook to connect to the latch on the electrical transformer box and at the other end of the strap is a hand grip for the user. The user pulls on the strap, which in turns goes taut and opens the electrical transformer box. The long handle is telescoping to make the tool easer to transport and store.

Abstract: A socket is described for use with a partial prosthesis of the hand. The socket includes a base layer molded to encapsulate and conform to the contours of a natural hand. The base layer has a dorsal portion and a palmar portion. The palmar portion has a distal edge positioned, in use, proximal to the transverse metacarpal arch of a natural hand, and the dorsal portion having a distal edge positioned, in use, along a transverse span along a mid-portion of the dorsum of the natural hand in an area proximal to the area of the second through fifth metacarpals of a natural hand. The palmar portion of the base layer defines a first open area around the hypo-thenar eminence and a second open area surrounding on the palmar portion the thenar eminence and extending to the radial side of the second metacarpal on the dorsal portion.