Patent ID: 8118525

Claim:
An extendable cargo bar for securing cargo, comprising: an outer tubular casing having a handle end and a foot end; an inner ribbed bar disposed within said outer tubular casing, said inner ribbed bar having a handle end and a foot end, the cylindrical wall of the inner ribbed bar having spaced rolled annular ribs; and a handle mechanism coupled to the outer tubular casing, said handle mechanism having a lever for operating the bar, the lever being rotatable between a locked and an unlocked position, the lever having an arc-shaped teeth section having teeth for engaging with the ribs of the inner ribbed bar; said lever being positioned such that the teeth section is adjacent to the inner ribbed bar, the teeth of the lever being engageable with the ribs of the inner ribbed bar such that the lever is able to force the inner bar outwards upon rotating of the lever to a locked position, and inwards upon rotating of the lever to an unlocked position.