Patent ID: 8296901

Claim:
A wand comprising: (a) an upstream rigid tube having an upstream end and a downstream end; (b) a downstream rigid tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the downstream rigid tube releasably pivotally connected to the upstream rigid tube; (c) wherein the downstream end of the upstream rigid tube has a first connector associated therewith and the upstream end of the downstream rigid tube has a second connector associated therewith, the first and second connectors being pivotally connected together; (d) a flexible fluid flow conduit connecting the upstream end of the downstream rigid tube in fluid flow communication with the downstream end of the upstream rigid tube; (e) a lock securing the upstream and the downstream rigid tubes in a fixed orientation, the lock comprising a member extending from at least one of the downstream rigid tube and the second connector and releasably engageable with at least one of the upstream rigid tube and the first connector; and (f) a lock release actuator positioned proximate the downstream end of the downstream rigid tube, the lock release actuator configured to actuate the lock.