Patent ID: 7650898

Claim:
An adjustable pole comprising: a first elongated tubular member slidably coupled with a second elongated tubular member; a rod having a plurality of indentations and a proximal end and a distal end, and an end member attached to the distal end of said rod; a locking tube having at least one opening in the wall of said tube and having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein said rod is slidably coupled inside said locking tube; at least one substantially spherical member positioned in said at least one opening in the wall of said locking tube; a stop collar coupled with the distal end of said locking tube; an actuating collar, having a proximal edge and a distal edge and an indentation on the interior surface of the actuaiting collar, that is slidably coupled with said locking tube distal to said stop collar; a spacing tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal channel running along the entire exterior length; an engagement member, having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end connected to the proximal edge of said actuating collar and resting in the longitudinal groove on said spacing tube; and a first elastomeric member located distal to said rod and inside said spacing tube.