Patent ID: 8869999

Claim:
A rod assembly comprising: a rod including a first rod section that is at least partially tubular and a second rod section that is at least partially tubular, the first rod section being telescopingly received with the second rod section, first and second end caps, each end cap having an open first end, an opposing generally closed second end, a sidewall extending therebetween, a recess defined by the sidewall and the generally closed end, and a groove which extends around an external periphery of the end cap proximate the generally closed second end, the recess of each end cap being sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of one of the first and second rod sections therein; first and second covers, each cover having a general ly open first end, an opposing second end and a cavity extending therebetween, the cavity having an open first end, an open second end, and a flange which extends around an interior periphery of the cavity at the open second end of the cavity, the cavity of each cover being sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of one of the first and second end caps therein such that the external peripheral groove of the end cap engages the internal peripheral flange of the cover; wherein the second generally closed end of the end cap protrudes outwardly from a plane defined by the second end of the cover, such that the second generally closed end of the end cap is configured to bear against a support surface.