Patent ID: 6532630
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B25G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
In combination:a hand tool including a handle that presents an elongated outer gripping surface, said handle including a pole-receiving socket extending along a length of the gripping surface; and an extension pole removably connected to the tool, said extension pole including, an inner tube and an outer tube, said inner and outer tubes being telescopically interfitted so that the length of the pole can be extended via relative sliding of the inner and outer tubes, an end portion adjacent one end of the extension pole, said end portion presenting an elongated narrow outer surface that projects from the one end and is defined along a circle coaxial with an axis of the pole, said narrow surface being received within the socket of the handle said end portion further presenting a wide outer surface spaced radially outward from the narrow surface and extending at least partly along the length of the narrow surface, said wide surface being flush with the gripping surface of the handle, said end portion including a locking mechanism for releasably interconnecting the extension pole and the tool, said locking mechanism including a depressible button for releasing the locking mechanism and thereby permitting disconnection of the pole from the tool, said wide surface surrounding the button.