Patent ID: 11896094
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A collapsible shaft for a tool, comprising:
a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to couple to an implement of the tool, the second end including a mounting site;
a first flexible shaft body extension coupled to the mounting site, the first flexible shaft body extension including a first plurality of links extending from the mounting site; and
a second flexible shaft body extension coupled to the mounting site, the second flexible shaft body extension including a second plurality of links extending from the mounting site, the second plurality of links configured to releasably couple with the first plurality of links between at least a first shaft configuration and a second shaft configuration, wherein in the first shaft configuration, the first plurality of links and the second plurality of links are coupled together and with the shaft to form a rigid shaft, and in the second shaft configuration, at least a portion of the first plurality of links is separated from the second plurality of links to provide flexible extension portions configured to wrap about a portion of a body of a user or an environmental object to stabilize the first end of the shaft relative to the body of the user or the environmental object.