Patent ID: 7210604
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A holder for a baton with an expandable shaft having at least one portion including means adjustable into an opened position for insertion in and withdrawal of the baton from the holder and into a closed position for fixing the baton in the holder, the holder comprising: an outer portion consisting of an elongated body with an inner wall, first longitudinal margins an upper end, and a lower end; at least one set of cut-outs situated opposite each other and provided in said first longitudinal margins of the body; a cradle for receiving the baton and moving together longitudinally with the baton inside the outer portion, said cradle having its outer surface substantially compatible with the inner wall of the body and mounted for longitudinal motion in the body and comprising, second longitudinal margins, an upper end and a lower end; at least one set of projections situated opposite each other and provided on said second longitudinal margins of the cradle and urged towards the inner wall of the body in the closed position of the holder and engaging said cut-outs in said first longitudinal margins of the body in the opened position of the holder.