Patent ID: 7516988

Claim:
A telescopic coupling tube for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a) a mounting tube having a first insertion portion for a dust pick-up hose at one end thereof and a second insertion portion for the telescopic tube at the other end thereof, a slot with a lug being formed in the second insertion portion; b) a telescopic tube having a positioning socket mounting on a rear end thereof for preventing an unexpected loosening from the mounting tube and an insertion opening for a suction head at the other end thereof, a plurality of locking grooves corresponding to the locking assembly being axially formed in the telescopic tube, a recessed guide rail being formed in the opposing bottom surface; c) a locking assembly consisting of a push bottom, a fastening element, a locking element, and a spring, the push bottom having a projection at the bottom thereof that fits into the fastening element such that the push bottom and the projection are joined within the slot of the mounting tube, the fastening element being located just in a slide slot of a sealing socket, a guide inclination being formed at the rear side of the bottom of the fastening element, the spring being mounted on the lug in the slot of the mounting tube while the other end of the spring is pushed against the fastening element, the locking element being received within an elongated through hole at one side of the slide slot of the sealing socket; and d) a sealing socket inserted into the front end of the mounting tube and fixed by a screw element in place, the slide slot being formed at a place corresponding to the slot of the mounting tube, an elongated through hole being formed at the rear end of the slide slot, an elongated slot being formed at a place corresponding to the recessed guide rail of the telescopic tube for receiving a positioning element to restrict the telescopic movement of the telescopic tube, wherein, in the ordinary state, the spring creates a continuous backward pushing force such that the locking element is compressed downward and locked at a place between any one of the locking grooves and the bottom surface of the fastening element, thereby achieving an automatic locking effect; and wherein the push bottom is pushed forward such that the locking element is moved upward along the guide inclination of the fastening element in a released position.