Patent ID: 6925686

Claim:
A handle assembly, comprising: two elongated sections, one elongated section having a female end defining an internal cavity and the other elongated section having a male end sized to fit within the cavity; one of the female and male ends having a groove extending axially from a terminal edge to adjacent a first recess; the other of the female and male ends having a first radial projection sized to fit within the groove; one of the female and male ends having a second radial projection; and the other of the female and male ends having a second recess and an intermediate region that extends radially so as to inhibit rotational movement of the second radial projection toward the second recess; wherein when the male end has been telescoped into the female end by relative axial movement there between, the female end and male end can be locked together by causing a relative rotation there between such that the first radial projection extends into the first recess and the second radial projection passes the intermediate region and extends into the second recess; and wherein the first and second recesses are axially spaced from each other when the male and female ends have been locked together.