Patent ID: 8113927

Claim:
A tool comprising: a first elongated cylindrical member having a first gripper attached to an end thereof, the first member having an internal chamber extending therethrough, a longitudinal groove located on an internal surface of the chamber, and at least one locking groove in communication with the longitudinal groove and extending transverse to the longitudinal groove on the internal surface of the chamber; and a second elongated cylindrical member having a second gripper attached to an end thereof, and a second end configured to be inserted into the internal chamber of the first member, the second member further having a projection located proximate the second end, wherein when the second end of the second member is inserted into the internal chamber of the first member, the projection of the second member is received by the longitudinal groove such that the second member is moveable axially with respect to the first member and the projection slides within the longitudinal groove, and wherein the second member is lockable in at least one extended locking position relative to the first member, including at least a first position, wherein the projection is received in a first locking groove and the first gripper is spaced a first distance from the second gripper in the first position, and the second member is further moveable to a fully contracted position, wherein the first gripper is spaced a second distance from the second gripper in the fully contracted position, the second distance being less than the first distance.