Patent ID: 6832784
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A retractable tube assembly comprising:a sleeve having a through hole and an opening defined through a wall of the sleeve; an operation member pivotably connected to the sleeve and engaged with the opening, a protrusion extending from an inside of the operation member; an outer tube extending through the through hole of the sleeve and including a recessed area defined in an outer surface thereof, a hole defined through a wall of the outer tube and located below the recessed area; an inner tube extending through the outer tube and having a groove defined in an outer periphery thereof, a plurality of slots defined through an inside of the groove, the protrusion engaged with one of the slots of the inner tube, a width of the groove being wider than a width of the recessed area, and a cover pivotably connected to the sleeve and a spring being biased between the cover and an outside of the operation member.