Patent ID: 6959880
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: B05B,F16L

Abstract:
1. A length adjustable conduit comprising: (a) a hollow tubular body having an upper end, a lower end, an outer surface, an inner surface and a longitudinal axis; (b) a hollow tubular shaft having an upper end, a lower end, an outer surface, an inner surface and a longitudinal axis, the shaft being attached to the body such that the longitudinal axis of the body and the longitudinal axis of the shaft are disposed along substantially the same line, the lower end of the shaft being disposed in fluid tight communication with the upper end of the body, the body and the shaft having a combined length; and (c) an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the combined length of the shaft and the body while maintaining the shaft and the body in fluid tight connection, the adjustment mechanism comprising: