Patent ID: 6691372
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B25G,B66F,Y10T

Abstract:
A handle for demolition tools, comprising:an outer tube having a hollow section and a locking aperture; an extendable inner portion coupled to said outer tube so as to be slidably moveable within said hollow section between a collapsed position and an extended position; said inner portion having a longitudinal groove therein and first and second recesses, said longitudinal groove having a first radial depth, said first and second recesses spaced from one another along said groove and having a radial depth greater than said groove; a locking mechanism operative to releaseably lock said inner portion in said collapsed position and in said extended position; said locking mechanism comprising: an elongate spring plate having first and second end portions, said first end portion affixed to an outer surface of said outer tube so as to not move relative thereto, said second end portion moveable inward and outward relative to said outer surface to lock and release said inner portion respectively; a locking pin coupled to said second end of said spring plate so as to move therewith; wherein said locking pin extends through said locking aperture and engages said first recess in said collapsed position and extends through said locking aperture and engages said second recess in said extended position; and wherein said second end of said spring plate must be moved outward relative to said outer tube so as to disengage said locking pin from said first or second recess in order to release said inner tube for movement between said collapsed position and said extended position.