Extendable baton with damage resistant locking mechanism

An extendable baton, comprising:

• a handle section being tubular and having a lengthwise axis and comprising a first annular recess and a second annular recess, the first and second annular recesses being disposed on an inner surface of a distal end of the handle section, and a release button on a proximal end of the handle section;
• an impact resistant polymer ring disposed in the second annular recess of the handle section;
• at least one extendable section, a first extendable section of the at least one extendable section being tubular and dimensioned to nest inside the handle section coaxially with the lengthwise axis, the first extendable section comprising a retractable locking clutch plate on a proximal end of the first extendable section, the retractable locking clutch plate inserted through and disposed at least partially within a slot, the slot disposed on the proximal end of the first extendable section, the retractable locking clutch plate seated within a guide cap through the slot wherein a distal end of the guide cap terminates at a distal end of the clutch plate, the retractable locking clutch plate comprising a control aperture secured between the guide cap and the first extendable section and operably connected to the guide cap;
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• a control rod connected to the release button, the control rod being insertable through the control aperture to retract the retractable locking clutch plate toward the first extendable section when the release button is depressed.

An extendable baton, comprising:

• a handle section being tubular and having a lengthwise axis;
• a release button on a proximal end of the handle section;
• a first extendable section, the first extendable section being tubular and dimensioned to nest inside the handle section coaxially with the lengthwise axis, the first extendable section comprising a retractable locking clutch plate on a proximal end of the first extendable section;
• a second extendable section, the second extendable section being tubular, having a lengthwise axis, and dimensioned to nest inside the first extendable section coaxially with the lengthwise axis of the second extendable section, the second extendable section comprising a retractable locking clutch plate on a proximal end of the second extendable section, the retractable locking clutch plate of the second extendable section inserted through and disposed at least partially within a slot, the slot disposed on the proximal end of the second extendable section, the retractable locking clutch plate of the second extendable section is maintained within the slot by at least one spring biasing between the retractable locking clutch plate of the second extendable section and a sidewall of the second extendable section and is secured from movement in a direction along the lengthwise axis by the slot, the retractable locking clutch plate of the second extendable section comprising a control aperture;
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• a control rod connected to the release button, the control rod being insertable through the control aperture of the retractable locking clutch plate of the second extendable section to retract the retractable locking clutch plate of the second extendable section toward the second extendable section when the release button is depressed.