Locking assembly for telescoping baton

A locking baton comprising:

• an outer tube having an inner circumferential surface centered on an axis of the baton and an outer locking groove on its inner circumferential surface;
• an inner tube telescoping within the outer tube and having an inner circumferential surface with an inner locking groove on its inner circumferential surface;
• a locking assembly on the inner tube for selectively locking the inner tube to the outer tube;
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• a manually actuatable release rod extending axially through the outer and inner tubes for unlocking the locking assembly;
• the locking assembly comprising four locking wedges each having an outer locking flange for selectively engaging the outer locking groove and an inner locking flange for engaging the inner locking groove;
• each locking wedge also having a pivoting rib that cooperates with a pivoting groove on an adjacent locking wedge to provide pivoting movement of each locking wedge to move its outer locking flange into and out of engagement with the outer locking groove.