Extensible pole coupling assembly
AssigneeGEM Products, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Ashford Gravely, Jason Sarnowski, Matthew Stewart Onorato
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Abstract
A coupling assembly to releasably couple two or more tubes together. The tubes can be assembled and disassembled with conventional hand tools. A line or cable can be routed through the tubes. The coupling assembly can prevent snagging of lines on the exterior of the tubes. The coupling assembly can flex with the tubes under load, and the line can be fed through the coupling assembly without snagging.
Claims29
A coupling assembly for releasably coupling first and second tubes, comprising:
- a first body including a frame, a boss, and an aperture adapted to allow a fastener to pass through the boss;
- and
- a second body adapted to be disposed inside the first and second tubes and receive the fastener to releasably couple the second body to the first body, and the second body includes an opening adapted to receive the frame,
- wherein the first and second bodies are adapted to releasably couple the first and second tubes together when the second body is disposed inside the first and second tubes and the first and second tubes are disposed in a gap formed between the first and second bodies.
A coupling assembly for releasably coupling first and second tubes, comprising:
- a first body including a frame, a line guide, a boss, and an aperture adapted to allow a fastener to pass through the boss;
- and
- a second body adapted to receive the fastener to couple the second body to the first body, and the second body includes an opening adapted to receive the frame,
- wherein the first and second bodies are adapted to releasably couple the first and second tubes together when the first and second tubes are disposed in a gap formed between the first and second bodies.
An outrigger assembly comprising:
- first and second nestable tubes respectively having first and second diameters, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter;
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- a coupling assembly including:
- a first body having a frame, a boss, and an aperture adapted to allow a fastener to pass through the boss, and the first body is adapted to be disposed outside proximate to an outer surface of the first nestable tube;
- and
- a second body adapted to be disposed inside the second nestable tube and couple to the first body by receiving the fastener, and the second body includes an opening adapted to receive the frame,
- wherein the first and second bodies are adapted to releasably couple the first and second nestable tubes to each other.
An outrigger assembly comprising:
- first and second nestable tubes respectively having first and second diameters, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter;
- and
- a coupling assembly including:
- a first body having a frame, a line guide, a boss, and an aperture adapted to allow a fastener to pass through the boss, and the first body is adapted to be disposed proximate to an outer surface of the first nestable tube;
- and
- a second body adapted to be disposed inside the second nestable tube and couple to the first body by receiving the fastener,
- wherein the first and second bodies are adapted to releasably couple the first and second nestable tubes to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.