Patent ID: 9403268
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A63B,B25G

Claim Text:
1. A telescoping handle comprising: (a) a plurality of telescoping hollow tubes, each tube having a first end, a second end, and an outer circumferential surface, the telescoping hollow tubes being nested within each other and being dimensioned to provide a gap between the adjacent pair of nested tubes; (b) at least one shim secured to the outer circumferential surface of the first end of at least one of the tubes, the shim having a curvature to match the outer surface such that the shim and the outer surface are flush, the shim having a thickness sufficient to fill the gap between the adjacent pair of tubes whereby the shim is flush against the inner surface of the adjacent hollow tube; and (c) the second end of at least one of the tubes having at least two inwardly-oriented beads, each of the beads being positioned on the same tube and extending around a circumference of the tube, the beads further being spaced apart from one another along the length of the tube, a first one of the inwardly-oriented beads is positioned at a terminal end of the second end of the tube, and a second one of the inwardly-oriented beads is positioned on the second end of the tube but distanced from the terminal end, the inwardly-oriented beads having an inner circumferential surface that is flush against the outer circumferential surface of the adjacent telescoping tube.