Patent ID: 7361039

Claim:
A tubular structure and electrical connector comprising: a tubular pole having a first pole portion and a second pole portion, said first pole portion having a first connecting end configured to be telescopically received within a second connecting end of said second pole portion, said first pole portion being rotatable relative to said second pole portion, said first connecting end of said first pole portion having a first opening therein, said second connecting end of said second pole portion having a second opening therein which is alignable with said first opening; and an electrical connector positioned within said tubular pole, said electrical connector including a first connector portion positioned within said first pole portion adjacent said first opening and a second connector portion positioned within said second pole portion adjacent said second opening, whereby with the first connecting end of the first pole portion received within said second connecting and the first opening aligned with the second opening, one may reach through the openings to connect the first connector portion to the second connector portion, then rotate the first pole portion relative to the second pole portion to mis-align the first and second openings and thereby seal the interior of the tubular pole from ambience.