Patent ID: 8061688

Claim:
Extendable utility bar comprising a substantially straight elongate outer tube defining an axis and having inner and outer ends and an inner cylindrical surface; a substantially straight elongate inner tube having an axis generally coextensive with said axis of said outer tube and having inner and outer ends and an outer cylindrical surface configured and dimensioned to be slidingly engaged at said inner ends within said outer tube in telescoping relationship to move between fully retracted and extended conditions in which said remote ends of said tubes are minimum and maximum distances, respectively, from each other; a first prying member at said remote end of said outer tube; a second prying member at said remote end of said inner tube; and locking means for selectively locking said inner and outer tubes relative to each other to fix the positions of said prying members at a distance no less than said minimum distance and no greater than said maximum distance, whereby the length of the utility bar can be increased to provide increased prying leverage and can be decreased to shorten the length of the bar for storage or mobility.