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Collapsible support rod with adjustable threaded joint

  • US 6,726,395 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2002
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A collapsible support rod comprising:

  • a least two sections each having at least one joint end formed with a female screw; and

    a first threaded joint unit including a first male screw member engageable threadedly with said female screw of one of said sections, a first engaging end face formed at one end of said first male screw member, and a stem projecting outward axially from said first engaging end face;

    a second threaded joint unit including a second male screw member sleeved rotatably around said stem and having a second engaging end face confronting said first engaging end face, said second male screw member being engageable threadedly with said female screw of the other one of said sections;

    a clamp member mounted on said stem adjacent to one end of said second male screw member opposite to said second engaging end face to clamp said second male screw member against said first male screw member; and

    a resilient member sleeved around said stem between said clamp member and said first male screw member and being compressible along an axial direction, said first male screw member being engageable resiliently with said second male screw member via said first and second engaging end faces and said resilient member, said resilient member permitting said first and second male screw members to disengage from each other for adjustment, and wherein said clamp member is a substantially C-shaped clamp plate.

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