Patent ID: 8661744

Claim:
A telescopic mast including at least two telescoping joints, each of which is formed by two adjacent telescoping sections with parallel walls, where one of the two adjacent telescoping sections of each joint is narrower than the other of the two adjacent telescoping sections, so that one of the telescoping sections can be moved into and out of, respectively, the other of the telescoping sections of each telescoping joint where, extending between each of the two adjacent telescoping sections of each telescoping joint is provided at least one linear actuator, said at least one linear actuator being positioned and oriented parallel with a longitudinal axis of the telescoping sections in a manner adapted to urge the adjacent telescoping sections away from each other in a direction of movement substantially parallel with said longitudinal axis of the telescoping sections, wherein said at least one linear actuator is disposed internally of the telescoping joints, wherein the at least one linear actuator of each of the at least two telescoping joints in the telescopic mast are mutually offset relative to an internal periphery of said telescopic mast, wherein the at least one linear actuator of one of the at least two telescoping joints is completely independent of the at least one linear actuator of the other of the at least two telescoping joints, wherein said actuators are gas springs, and wherein the telescoping sections are drawn together by a draw wire which is fastened internally at an upper end of the telescopic mast.