Telescoping wand for vacuum cleaners
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1. A telescoping assembly comprising:
- a first tube having an outer diameter;
a second tube having an inner diameter which is larger than said outer diameter of said first tube wherein said first tube is positioned within said second tube;
a one piece collet positioned within said second tube and encircling said first tube, said collet comprising a locking means for selectively securing said first tube in relation to said second tube in a plurality of longitudinal positions, said locking means cooperating with a portion of said second tube upon a rotation of said collet to prevent a telescoping movement of said first tube in relation to said second tube; and
a means for preventing said first tube from sliding out of said second tube in any rotational orientation of said first tube.
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Abstract
A telescoping assembly especially suited for vacuum cleaner wands includes a first tube having an outer diameter and a second tube having an inner diameter which is larger than the outer diameter of the first tube. In this way, the first tube fits within the second tube in an axially sliding manner. A collet is positioned within the second tube and encircles the first tube. The collet includes a locking element for selectively securing the first tube in relation to the second tube, the locking element cooperating with a portion of the second tube upon a rotation of the collet to prevent a telescoping movement of the first tube in relation to the second tube.
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21 Claims
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1. A telescoping assembly comprising:
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a first tube having an outer diameter; a second tube having an inner diameter which is larger than said outer diameter of said first tube wherein said first tube is positioned within said second tube; a one piece collet positioned within said second tube and encircling said first tube, said collet comprising a locking means for selectively securing said first tube in relation to said second tube in a plurality of longitudinal positions, said locking means cooperating with a portion of said second tube upon a rotation of said collet to prevent a telescoping movement of said first tube in relation to said second tube; and a means for preventing said first tube from sliding out of said second tube in any rotational orientation of said first tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A telescoping assembly comprising:
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a first tube having an outer diameter; a second tube having an inner diameter which is larger than said outer diameter of said first tube so that said first tube fits within said second tube in a sliding manner; a collet positioned within said second tube and encircling said first tube, said collet comprising a locking means for selectively securing said first tube in relation to said second tube in a plurality of longitudinal positions, said locking means cooperating with a portion of said second tube upon an associated rotation of said collet and said first tube to prevent a telescoping movement of said first tube in relation to said second tube; a means for securing said collet to said second tube; and
,a means for allowing said first tube to slide axially in relation to said collet when said first tube telescopes into and out of said second tube. - View Dependent Claims (12, 20, 21)
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13. A telescoping wand assembly for a vacuum cleaner, said assembly comprising:
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a first tube having an outer diameter; a second tube having an inner diameter which is larger than said outer diameter of said first tube so that said first tube fits within said second tube in a sliding manner, said second tube including an inner periphery on which is defined a shelf; and
,a collet positioned within said second tube and encircling said first tube, said collet comprising a flexible section which, upon rotation of said collet, will engage said shelf defined on said second tube and said outer periphery of said second first tube to selectively secure said first tube in relation to said second tube to prevent a telescoping movement of said first tube in relation to said second tube at a plurality of relative longitudinal positions between said first and second tubes to which said first tube can be slid within said second tube. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A telescoping assembly comprising:
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a first tube having an outer diameter, a first end and a second end; a second tube having an inner diameter, a first end and a second end, wherein said second tube inner diameter is larger than said first tube outer diameter so that said first end of said first tube is slidably positioned within said second end of said second tube; a collet positioned within said second tube and encircling said first tube, said collet comprising a locking means for selectively securing said first tube in relation to said second tube in a plurality of longitudinally positions, said locking means cooperating with a portion of said second tube upon a rotation of said collet to prevent a telescoping movement of said first tube in relation to said second tube; and
,a means for preventing said first tube from sliding out of said second tube in any rotational orientation of said first and second tubes. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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