Abstract: Apparatus for inspecting a pocket of an article of clothing and for retrieving the contents thereof includes a handle having a snagger member at one end thereof and a scoop member at the other end thereof. The handle includes two handle portions movable relative to one another. The snagger member includes a sharp projection which will snag a pocket liner to pull it inside out when the apparatus is pulled out of a pocket and the scoop member defines a recess for retaining contents of the pocket to extract the contents when the apparatus is pulled from the pocket.

Abstract: An electrical plug extraction device 10 including an elongated handle member 20 having a curved lever portion 21 and having a first 30 and a second 40 plug gripping element formed on the opposite ends 22, 23 of the handle member 20. Each plug gripping element 30, 40 has an opening provided with a pair of ridged tooth inserts 31, 41 dimensioned to engage a portion of an electrical cord or plug 100 for the purpose of removing a plug 101 from an electrical socket 200.

Abstract: A retriever tool comprised of dual telescopic shafts extending outwardly from a midpoint. The telescopic shafts are composed of a predetermined number of rectangular members which are sleeved and coupled to one another by a series of protuberances and grooves. A magnetic member and an adhesive member are located on the first distal end of the retriever tool. A hook is incorporated into the second distal end of the retriever tool. The magnetic member, adhesive member, and hook allow the user to retrieve metallic as well as non-metallic items of various sizes.

Abstract: This is a method and apparatus for temporarily securing ropes to trees or other free standing vertical supports, eliminating the need to climb or use a ladder. The method uses a pole mounted yoke in conjunction with two poles. From ground level one can easily secure a rope six feet or more above one's reach. The only height limit is the length of the poles that are used.

Abstract: An improved snow shovel with a telescoping handle comprised of a plurality of tubular elements, the outermost element having a grip at one end and the innermost element having a tip at the opposite end; a detaching blade, and a permanently mountable secondary tip and manually mounting removable basket. With the blade removed, the handle telescopes to a length greater than seven feet thus converting into a singular rod or snow probe used to feel or probe for buried victims in avalanche debris. When the handle is retracted, the blade is attached and the outermost telescoping element extends outwardly to a locked position. This increases leverage when digging to recover avalanche victims. With the blade detached and the handle extended, the secondary tip secures to the primary tip on the innermost element. This allows the snow basket to be mounted. The handle is then adjustable to any one of several positions for use as a spare ski pole when necessary.

Abstract: A multi-purpose surgical implement handle has proximal and distal ends. A gripping section is located toward the proximal end, and an attachment section is located toward the distal end. An adjusting section is interposed between the gripping section and the attachment section. The adjusting section may be bent by a human user at virtually any discrete location along the section. The adjusting section may include an increased-adjustability portion which is easier to bend than other portions of the adjusting section.

Abstract: Apparatus for supporting and manipulating ornaments and other objects includes a double-ended support hook for attachment to an object and having a segment forming a hook recess between the ends of the support hook. A support member supports the support hook, the support member including spaced side elements forming an interior for receiving the support hook and a hook engagement member located between the spaced side elements for engaging the support hook and positioning within the hook recess.

Abstract: A device for retrieving and grasping objects from swimming pools and other inaccessible places having a pair of pivotally connected jaws (8, 9) with gripping tips (11, 12) connected to an elongated shaft (4) by a common connector (41). The jaws are preferably maintained in a biased-opened position by a compression spring (22) or spring clip (25) mounted between an extension (15) and the common connector. A pull cord (5) attached to the extension is used to close the jaws. The handle (6) attached to the end of the pull cord aids in pulling the cord and locking the cord to the shaft by an open loop (18) on the handle so as to maintain the jaws in a closed position while retrieving an object. Material having a high coefficient of friction, such as abrasive material like sandpaper or gripping material like rubber, may be attached to the jaw tips or the surfaces of the loop of the handle touching the elongated shaft.

Abstract: A multiple utility pool accessory, for attaching to a standard pool service pole and performing multiple pool maintenance duties. A handle, having a handle open end attaches onto the pool service pole. A main assembly cross bar attaches to the handle opposite the handle open end, and extends transverse to the handle. A pair of angle brackets each comprise a projecting leg having an outer surface, and a slotted leg. The slotted leg of each angle bracket is pivotably secured to the main assembly cross bar, so that the angle brackets are selectively pivotable between a narrow position wherein the outer surfaces face each other, and a wide position wherein the outer surfaces face away from each other. Variation between the wide position and narrow position allows a variety of attachments to be secured between the angle brackets, including a grinding wheel for scraping debris, chlorine tablet for concentrated application of chlorine, and a collector basket for removing loose debris.

Abstract: A kitty litter scooper that allows users to clean out litter boxes without having to stoop and bend over, and allows users to move litter boxes without having to physically touch the litter box. The scooper includes a telescoping long handle that attaches to a receptacle by an adjustable swivel connection that allows the handle to be fixed to the receptacle at different angles. The receptacle has parallel slot apertures that are sized to allow granular materials such as sand and pet litter but nothing larger to pass therethrough. The receptacle includes a rear hook portion which can be used to hook over or under an edge of a litter box to move the litter box from underneath tables, furniture and the like. The receptacle further has an extended planar lip portion having a raised wedge thereon which helps keep clump contents within the receptacle.

Abstract: A positioning tool for positioning the windshield wiper of a vehicle. The tool includes an engaging member which has at least one bend and extends at least partially around a retaining region. A user engages the windshield wiper with the engaging member and positions the wiper in the retaining region to move the wiper toward or away from the windshield. The tool has a handle which may be gripped by the user and which has a length sufficient to allow the user to stand on the ground beside the vehicle while positioning the windshield wiper relative to the windshield of the vehicle.

Abstract: A device for picking up dead animals, in particular chickens and turkeys is advanced comprising a telescoping shaft with a pair of adjustable jaws extending perpendicularly therefrom. The jaws define a wedge therebetween which holds the animal securely therebetween when the device is rotated in an upward direction. The lower jaw is slightly longer than the upper jaw to allow an individual to slide the lower jaw under the animal. An O-ring marker and measuring legend are carried by the exterior of the shaft to enable one to assess visually whether the livestock watering pipes are at the appropriate height.

Abstract: A device for catching and holding an object is composed of a flexible sleeve provided with a magnetic element slidably fitted thereover. The magnetic element is sheathed by a jacket extending to form a locating body capable of locating at the bottom of the handle body or a protruded edge of a receiving portion of the flexible sleeve. The device includes a rod body provided at a top thereof with a button and at a bottom end thereof with a plurality of elastic claw pieces. The rod body is provided sequentially with a compression spring and a flexible sleeve provided at a top thereof.

Abstract: A swabbing tool with a telescoping handle and a flexible tubular extension ending in a socket within which a variety of attachments can be inserted, to take swab samples of remote and distant surfaces, without someone having to actually climb up or go down to the surfaces, to determine whether a surface has been adequately cleaned. The clamp attachment has pivotally connected upper and lower members, which each have a jaw extending beyond a recess. There is a notch in the center of the jaws for holding swabs with narrow cylindrical handles. There are also attachments having a template with a hole of a known area. A swab on another handle must be used to take a sample within the hole of a surface which the template is held against. Extending from the rear of either kind of attachment is a cylindrical member, which fits inside the socket.

Abstract: An adjustable length pole has an attachment with at least two fingers which are moveable to provide gripping force. In one embodiment, the fingers are opposed digits which are moveable toward each other to a closed position. The fingers are hinged, and at least one of the fingers is attached to a cord which is operable to move an end of the finger toward an end of the other finger. In a further embodiment, a spring is provided to bias the fingers in an open position. The cord is threaded through the middle of the telescoping pole to help prevent it from becoming tangled in tree branches. Further, a portion of the cord comprises a spring mechanism such as an elastic material to enable a user to set a desired tension for the fingers. Hooks are provided on the telescoping pole to secure the cord and allow two handed manipulation of the pole while the fingers retain desired tension on an object to be moved.

Abstract: Victim snare pole includes a substantially stiff, elongate member having two opposing ends, on at least one end of which are provided a rearward facing hook and a non-sliding snare loop. Other feature(s) such as light(s) may be provided. In a preferred embodiment, the pole is substantially non-reactive with respect to the victim and the surrounding area where a rescue would be attempted.

Abstract: A multi-purpose tool, for use with a barbecue grill, having a hook at one end thereof and a relatively thin curved and tapered blade at the other end thereof which tool can be used for many different functions such as lifting and repositioning a grill cover and/or grate, adjusting the position of an air vent, holding and positioning a charcoal briquet, cleaning the bars of the grill grate by scraping, and moving ashes toward an opening in the kettle portion of the grill.

Abstract: A combination pole for hanging decorative lights and window washing. The pole can be used for hanging and removing lights suspended from high trees and on the sides of a building structure. The pole can also be used for washing and cleaning windows that are difficult to reach by hand or with a ladder. The pole includes a hollow stationary pole member having a first end and a second end. The second end includes a threaded locking collar for engaging a first end of a telescoping pole member. The telescoping pole member is slidably receiving inside the stationary pole member when retracted therein. When the telescoping pole member is extended outwardly from the stationary pole member and tightened thereon, a second end of the telescoping pole member has a finger switch. When the finger switch is moved outwardly on the second end of the telescoping pole member a pair of parallel wire fingers move outwardly from the second end and are used for receiving a portion of a light cord therebetween.

Abstract: A hoist line placing device 20, a support cable assembly 50, and a method whereby the support cable assembly is remotely attached to and removed from an out-of-reach overhead object. The hoist line placing device comprises a rigid, elongated, telescopic, tubular pole 21 with a hoist line 30 coaxially threaded through it from bottom to top, and with the free end of the hoist line attached to a closable fastener 40. A supply of hoist line 30 is wound on a line storage device or spool 31 disposed at or near the bottom end of the tubular pole. The support cable assembly comprises a running loop collar 51 connected to the top end of a support cable 60, with a retrieval cable 70 also connected to the support cable at a predetermined position below the running loop collar.

Abstract: A tool to assist in the fastening of a seat belt buckle having an elongated, rigid body, a hook extension extending longitudinally from a front end of the body about 1 inch, and a curved hook which extends from the hook extension and curves towards the front end of the tool body. The tool body is preferably about 16 inches in length. The hook/hook extension may be mounted to the body with a hinge. A flashlight may be included within the tool body. An occupant in a vehicle uses the tool by engaging the hook through an opening in the male metal part of a seat belt buckle, and pulls the male part of the buckle and the belt across their body using the tool. With the male part of the buckle in front of the occupant, the occupant can easily engage the male part of the buckle into the female part of the buckle. The tool makes it easier for an occupant of a vehicle to retrieve the male part of a seat belt buckle, and therefore encourages the use of seat belts.

Abstract: A method of making an assemblage of cargo containers includes use of a self-locking swivel stacking pin tool (10) with an elongated handle (12) having a handgrip (18) at a hand end thereof and a pin-housing engaging member (20) at a pin end thereof. A locking-head actuator (14) having an elongated force-transmittal portion (46) slidably extends along an elongated shaft (16) of the elongated handle, with a trigger (48) at a hand end thereof and a locking-head rotator (50) at a pin end thereof for engaging a bottom swivel locking head (38). By moving the trigger relative to the handgrip an operator can cause a rotatable axle (40) of a swivel stacking pin to rotate and thereby cause a top swivel locking head (36) to rotate and align with a top housing insert section (28) so that the top swivel locking head and the top housing insert section can be inserted into a hole (13a) of a second cargo container (13) by manipulation of the swivel stacking pin tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf ball and tee positioning device which includes a gripper disposed at one end of an elongated shaft for manipulating golf balls and a tee inserter disposed at the other end of the shaft for inserting a tee into the ground. The tee inserter includes a rod extending from the shaft, a barrel slideably disposed on the rod, and a pair of spring biased jaws pivotably attached to the barrel. Each jaw member has a mandible portion which extends into a slot formed in the barrel for engaging a tee located within the barrel. The tee is inserted into the ground by placing the tee inserter against the ground and pressing the rod into the barrel so that it engages the head of the tee. This forces the tee past the spring biased jaws, setting the tee into the ground.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tie-off adaptor to a remote anchoring position, and for engaging and disengaging a snap hook and accompanying lifeline to the tie-off adaptor. The tie-off adaptor includes a web strap with a large D-ring attached on one end and a smaller D-ring attached on the other end. The tie-off adaptor positioning assembly includes a strap arm with a notched end for positioning the tie-off adaptor. The strap arm attaches to a mounting block that is removably attachable to the extendable pole. Also attached to the mounting block is a hook used to pull the smaller D-ring of the tie-off adaptor through the larger D-ring thereof. The hook is also used for removing the tie-off adaptor from the tie-off member after it has been used by engaging the larger D-ring and pulling it over the smaller D-ring to free the adaptor. A snap hook attachment assembly, interchangeable with the tie-off adaptor positioning assembly, permits remote engagement and disengagement of a snap hook to the tie-off adaptor.

Abstract: A cargo container swivel-stacking-pin tool (10) for insertion and removal of swivel stacking pins (11, 60) in cargo containers (13) includes a rigid elongated handle (12), a U-shaped pin-engaging member (14, 76) attached to the elongated handle and two trigger actuators (16, 18 and 90, 92) attached to the pin-engaging member. The pin-engaging member has a base member (26, 80) and first and second fork members (22,24 and 86, 88) attached to the base member which define a slot (28, 78) of a size for receiving a bottom insert section (30, 72) of a swivel stacking pin. The trigger actuators are attached to opposite sides of the base member for manipulating locking-head triggers of the swivel stacking pins for enabling top locking heads of the swivel stacking pins to rotate about rotation axes (55, 94) when the top insert sections thereof are inserted in engagement holes (13a) of the cargo containers.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling ornaments and other objects is disclosed, including an elongated handle and a hook-shaped applicator. The applicator is attached to one end of the elongated handle and a hook receiving hole extends at least partially into the applicator to hold an ornament hook therein. The apparatus may further include a retriever for removing ornaments. The apparatus may alternatively include an applicator affixed to a connector for attachment to an elongated handle, or additionally, the apparatus may be sold as a kit where the applicator and retriever are removably affixed to the elongated handle or are attached to separate connectors for attachment to the elongated handle.

Abstract: An article handling tool for pushing, pulling and manipulating articles on the bed of a covered or capped pick-up truck is defined by an elongated pole having a hand grip at one end and a push-pull blade at an opposite end. The opposite end also includes a retractable loop which can be housed within the pole in an unobtrusive inoperative position yet can be readily withdrawn from a chamber of the elongated pole and utilized to encircle or lasso an article. In this manner the loop end and/or the blade allows the article handling tool to be utilized by an individual to manipulate articles of any shape or size seated upon the bed of a covered pick-up truck without the effort and hazard involved heretofore as individuals necessarily climbed into and moved about in the cramped cargo area of such covered pick-up trucks.

Abstract: A self-locking swivel stacking pin tool (10) includes an elongated handle (12) having a handgrip (18) at a hand end thereof and a pin-housing engaging member (20) at a pin end thereof. A locking-head actuator (14) has an elongated force-transmittal portion (46) slidably extending along an elongated shaft (16) of the elongated handle, with a trigger (14) at a hand end thereof and a locking-head rotator (50) at a pin end thereof for engaging a bottom swivel locking head (38). By moving the trigger relative to the handgrip an operator can cause a rotatable axle (40) of a swivel stacking pin to rotate and thereby cause a top swivel locking head (36) to rotate and align with a top housing insert section (28) so that the top swivel locking head and the top housing insert section can be inserted into a hole (13a) of a cargo container (13) by manipulation of the swivel stacking pin tool.

Abstract: A strap installer to extend the reach of a worker on the ground to allow the worker to engage a hook of a strap on an overhead tarpaulin. The strap installer has an extension element, a strap holder, and a securing element. The extension element is an elongated member that extends the reach of a worker on the ground. The strap holder holds a portion of the strap near the hook to be attached to the tarpaulin, and is removably secured to one end of the extension element. The securing element secures a free end of the strap to the extension element.

Abstract: An electromagnetic pick-up retriever tool having a number of interchangeable accessories to assist in locating, illuminating, viewing and retrieving both magnetic and non-magnetic objects such as small mechanical parts. The tool has a pistol-like handle which contains the power source and circuitry and which has a receptacle which selectively receives various attachments such as a bendable/reformable wand having an electromagnet at the end. Illuminating lights and fiber optic viewers may be selectively attached to the device.

Abstract: A flashlight holder, particularly adapted to aid small children entering a darkened room, which comprises an elongated base member having a flashlight removeably mounted on one end thereof and means mounted on the other end thereof to engage a conventional vertically operating electrical toggle switch to aid in turning such switch on or off, and to provide a way of storing such holder for easy access to a child.

Abstract: A tool for allowing an operator of a tractor/trailer vehicle to perform routine non-driving duties associated with the operation of such tractor/trailer vehicles. The tool comprises an elongate central portion, a handle portion, a hook portion, and a prying portion. The hook portion is used to displace a fifth wheel pin of the tractor/trailer vehicle to disconnect the tractor from the trailer. The prying portion is used to loosen sticky hydraulic landing gear of such vehicles. The central portion may be tapped against the tires of the tractor/trailer vehicle to check the air pressure thereof. Reflective material may be formed on the tool.

Abstract: A tool for lifting hot or unaccessible lids or covers with handles is described. The apparatus consists of a handle with a hook that pivots and a stabilizing member. The hook attached to the pivot also can have a stabilizing member attached thereto. The hook and stabilizing member provide a snug contact with the lid when lifting the lid vertically without deviation from the horizontal plane. A hook proximal or attached to the stabilizing member can engage the handle of the lid while the stabilizing member attached to the pivotal member snugly contacts the lid providing a method of lifting the lid so that it deviates from the horizontal plane without loosing stability.

Abstract: An improved hand tool having a plurality of semispherical projections, which can be attached to or formed integral with, the handle of a hammer and which enables a carpenter to use his hammer to quickly and easily carry sheet material and to hold the sheet material in place and to nail it without the loss of time entailed in setting his hammer down and subsequently retrieving it.

Abstract: A retrieval and litter pick tool includes an elongated handle, a spike extending longitudinally therefrom and having an irregular surface, a spike shield, and an adhesive tube selectively mounted on the spike by the shield. Alternately, the adhesive tube is directly mounted on the spike. The spike pierces and removable holds penetrable items for retrieval from penetrable surfaces or other surfaces where penetration is not limited, and the adhesive tube presents an adhesive face for retrieving penetrable or impenetrable items from any surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple-object grasping device providing an elongated channel-like body and a pivotally connected object grasping arm each of which has a stepped or undercut object-receiving notch thus cooperatively to accommodate a golf ball and tee in proper interrelationship for simultaneous installation on a teeing area of a golf course and which is just as conveniently adapted individually to handle these and other golf playing accessories coincident with a round of golf while the golfer is permitted to maintain a substantially upright position without the necessity of ever having to stoop or bend over. The body has a pair of object engaging fingers between which a finger on the arm is extendable to dependably grasp such objects and to hold them in tightly stacked relation.

Abstract: A multi-purpose hook-up head for attaching a variety of different hook-up assemblies to a hovering helicopter. The multi-purpose hook-up head includes a pair of spaced apart upper grip members each including a plurality of grip plates which are arranged to accept a variety of hook-up assemblies including metal apex shackles, metal apex rings and web rings of different sizes. The hook-up head is grounded through a hollow, insulated pole which serves as a handle to perform cargo hook-up operations.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for grasping and lifting a lid having a handle and for lifting the vessel with which the lid is associated is disclosed. The apparatus is particularly directed to use with Dutch ovens and includes two elongated rods conjoined together, one rod being adjustably coupled with the other rod, and each rod having a handle for grasping formed at one end. One rod has a hook formed at the end thereof opposite the handle, and the other rod has stabilizing structure attached to the end thereof opposite the handle. As the user grasps the handles of the two rods in his hand and brings the handles together, the hook engaged to the handle of the lid raises the lid slightly until the lid contacts the stabilizing structure. The lid is thereby securely held between the hook and the stabilizing structure and is prevented from wobbling.

Abstract: A device for golfers to pick up golf balls and golf tees and to locate balls and tees is intended to reduce the need of a golfer to bend bown to the ground. The device includes an elongated tube having a golf ball holding cup at one end and a shallow tee holding socket and a tee retrieving device at the other end. A ball may be set in the cup to be secured against falling under its own weight and may be dislodged therefrom by movement of a coaxial rod to project into the cup. A tee lodged in the socket may be similarly dislodged by movement of the rod in the other direction. Lugs are provided in slots of the tube so that the user may move the rod appropriately. A two tined fork projects at one end of the device as a hook to retrieve a tee.

Abstract: A janitorial implement for cleaning toilets, urinals and the like, and having a device for grasping soiled objects, the brush comprising a hollow handle device for operatively handling the brush, the handle device having an outer side wall and a hollow interior and having a slot to its outer side wall to the hollow interior, the handle device having a first end and a second end a pair of cooperating grasping device extending from the first end the grasping device being integrally connected to a handle extension device, the handle extension device being slidably mounted within the hollow interior an operating device connected to the extension device and extending through the slot for moving the extension device into an out of the hollow handle device spreading device operatively positioned at the second end, the spreading device including a spreader bar for enlarging the distance between the pair of grasping device when the extension device is moved outwardly from the hollow interior the spreading device inclu

Abstract: Apparatus for moving an individual. The apparatus includes a fitting attached to one end of a pole. The fitting is shaped and dimensioned to engage an individual's clothing by being pressed against the clothing and rotated.

Abstract: A golfing accessory, preferably a built-in component of a putter, enables a ball to be lifted and re-emplaced while the golfer remains in an upright posture. In the preferred form, the device releases a ball position marker as the ball is being engaged and recovers the marker during re-emplacement of the ball. The apparatus has a handle shaft with a head at the lower end from which a pair of resilient tangs extend. The tangs have a spacing slightly smaller than the diameter of the ball and have convergent ends. The tangs are traveled down along opposite sides of the ball to a position below the center of the ball in order to grip the ball for lifting. A leaf spring initially clamps the marker to the head but is deflected by the ball as it is being engaged by the tangs and thereby releases the marker. A magnet in the head enables retrieval of the marker without bending over.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever having in combination a rake and an open-ended frusto conical tube having at least one outer opening larger than the diameter of a golf ball, and a smaller inner diameter which is large enough to allow a golf ball to be carried in the tube; with the rake having four tines connected perpendicularly to a pivoting axis and extending beyond the larger outer opening in an arcuate configuration around and parallel to the axis of the tube. The tines are pivotable into an operative or inoperative position around the pivoting axis which is perpendicular to the axes of both the tube and the handle, and are spaced less than a golf ball diameter both from the axis of the tube and from each other.

Abstract: A device for placing wire over a series of open ceiling joists or other objects. The device comprises a rod for mounting on a pole. The rod has a support for a releasable disk. Wire is attached to the disk through a wire connecting hole. The disk is slid over the tip of the rod, through the disk sleeved hole and the disk is positioned on and supported by the base. The pole, with the rod mounted thereon and the disk with the wire mounted thereto, is raised above a ceiling joist or other elevated object. An upward thrust of the pole causes the disk to slide up and off the outward arm and over the object upon which the wire is to be installed over. The disk is of sufficient weight to cause it to descend to floor level, pulling the attached wire with it. Should the disk fail to descend due to wire snagging or some other reason, the pole is raised, positioning the trap over the suspended disk. The disk is trapped between the rods elongate arm and the inner arm and pulled down.

Abstract: An apparatus for placing and retrieving golf tees and golf balls wherein both the tee and the ball are retained by different resilient members gripping the same until actuation of the apparatus to release them.

Abstract: A manually operable multi-functional convenience implement consists of a longitudinal arm with multiple concavities on a wedged half conical on one end with a hook device on the opposite end.

Abstract: The insect pickup device is comprised of a plurality of detachable components including a first elongated head having a triangular cross-sectional configuration, a second elongated head having a rectangular cross-sectional configuration, an elongated handle structure having the first and second heads detachably secured at opposite ends thereof. The handle structure includes a plurality of tubular members and a dowel for interconnecting the tubular members to provide an elongated handle structure.

Abstract: A lamp replacement tool which provides for positively captivating lamps for ease of removing or inserting lamps from or into the type of a lamp housing that forms part of a flush mounted push button switch used in aircraft cockpit control panels. The lamp is mounted behind a display legend formed on the face of the push button and for lamp replacement the push button portion of the switch unplugs from the switch body and hinges down to expose the rear of the lamp. A friction fit maintains the lamp in the lamp housing. The lamp replacement tool includes upper and lower blades extending from a handle member in spaced apart parallel relationship. The lower blade is formed with a forked end portion having a u-shape for engaging with a flange formed on a base portion of the lamp and for embracing the base portion. The upper blade is formed with either a v-shaped portion or an aperture for engaging with a base contact protruding from one end of the lamp. The upper blade terminates in an angled lead-in.

Abstract: A device for extending reach of a driver within a vehicle for operation of toggle, push-pull and lift levers and other buttons such as door lock devices. The devices comprises an elongated handle having an operating end and an opposing gripping end. A T-shaped plate member is coupled at the operating end and includes an annular grommet for use with headless, anti-theft lock knobs, a slotted channel for conventional lock knobs and a domed recess to provide a homing location for the head of the lock knob when depressing it to its locked configuration.

Abstract: A tool with a telescopic extensible handle for removing a hanging basket of plants from a high hook, the tool including a pivotable ring mounted in a bifurcated support attached to the end of the handle, a hook attached to one end of the support for hanging the tool when not in use, and an upwardly pointing fork for removing baskets hanging from a flexible chain. A method of removing and replacing hanging baskets employing a gimbaled support ring is also disclosed.