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US 12,716,443 B2Granted
Telescoping component unlocking system and follower
AssigneeKammok Holdings, LLC
InventorsSean Leese, Henry Parker, Chris Eddy, Greg McEvilly
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Abstract
A follower device is disclosed which includes a friction surface, a neck, and at least one shelf. The at least one friction surface and the at least one shelf may extend from the neck, and the slot may be adjacent to the neck. The follower may be disposed in a telescoping tube and allow closure or retraction of the telescoping tube automatically by pulling on an inner tube to disengage a button lock, termed an overpull and then collapsing the telescoping tube without interference from the button lock.
Claims18
A follower, comprising:
- at least one friction surface;
- a neck;
- at least one shelf;
- and
- a slot,
- wherein the at least one friction surface and the at least one shelf extend from the neck, and the slot is adjacent to the neck, and
- wherein the slot is enclosed by a tail on an end of the slot opposite the neck of the follower.
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A telescoping component unlocking system, comprising:
- a first telescoping component having at least one locking hole;
- a second telescoping component having at least one buttonhole;
- a follower having at least one friction surface, a neck, at least one shelf, and a slot, wherein the at least one friction surface and the at least one shelf extend from the neck, and the slot is adjacent to the neck;
- and
- a button having at least one button head and at least one button tail,
- wherein the button head and the button tail extend from the button,
- wherein the button is insertable into the slot of the follower, both the button and at least a portion of the follower are attachable to the second telescoping component, and both the second telescoping component and at least a portion of the follower are attachable to the first telescoping component, and
- wherein the slot is enclosed by a tail on an end of the slot opposite the neck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.