Patent ID: 6782903
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A45B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A telescoping stick, comprising:a central shaft with an outer end and an inner end; a first tube telescopically positioned around said shaft, wherein said outer end of said shaft is positioned outside an outer end of said first tube; a first spring biasing said shaft outwardly from said outer end of said first tube; a hole extending through a side of said first tube adjacent an inner end thereof; a second tube telescopically positioned around said first tube, wherein said inner end of said first tube is positioned within said second tube; a second spring biasing said first tube and said second tube to telescopically elongate; a plurality of detents on said second tube arranged longitudinally thereon; a cam attached to said inner end of said shaft; and a ball positioned between said cam and said first tube; wherein when said shaft is released, said ball is biased by said cam partially through said hole on said first tube and into one of said detents which is aligned with said hole to lock said first tube relative to said second tube; and when said shaft is depressed, said ball is retracted by said cam away from said one of said detents to unlock said first tube and said second tube for telescoping.