Patent ID: 7066511

Claim:
An extension pole comprising: first, second, and third telescopically intercoupled sections; a first locking assembly for selectively locking the first and second sections; a second locking assembly for selectively locking the second and third sections; and a first stop including a first head and a first projection extending from the first head, said second section including a first side wall defining a first opening, said first projection extending through the first opening, said first projection having a first distal portion extending past the first side wall, said first head and said first distal portion being disposed on generally opposite sides of the first side wall, said extension pole being shiftable between a fully retracted position where the extension pole has a minimum length and a fully extended position where the extension pole has a maximum length, said first head engaging the first locking assembly when the extension pole is in the fully extended position to thereby prevent further extension of the second section relative to the first section, said first distal portion engaging the third section when the extension pole is in the fully retracted position to thereby prevent further retraction of the third section relative to the second section, said first locking assembly including a first fixed member rigidly coupled to the first section and a first collet disposed around and threadably coupled to the first fixed member, said first fixed member presenting a radial shoulder that engages the first head when the extension pole is in the fully extended position.