Vacuum-cleaner suction tube

A vacuum cleaner suction tube, comprising:

• at least one inner tube,
• at least one outer tube,
• at least one actuating mechanism and
• at least one end sleeve inserted into the outer tube,
• wherein the end sleeve is arranged between the inner tube and the outer tube,
• wherein the end sleeve has at least one end sleeve recess,
• wherein the outer tube has at least one outer tube recess,
• wherein the inner tube has a plurality of snap-in depressions,
• wherein the actuating mechanism passes through the outer tube recess and comprises a base plate having at least one snap-in recess and at least one locking device,
• wherein the locking device is movable from a locking position into at least one unlocking position,
• wherein the locking device passes through the end sleeve recess in the locking position in a direction toward the inner tube,
• wherein the locking device is in engagement with at least one snap-in recess on the inner tube in the locking position,
• wherein, in the unlocking position, a shifting of the inner tube relative to the outer tube is enabled by the locking device,
• wherein an axial movement of the end sleeve relative to the outer tube is blocked by the actuating mechanism and wherein an inwardly directed radial movement of the actuating mechanism relative to the outer tube is blocked by the inner tube.

A method for manufacturing a vacuum cleaner suction tube having at least one inner tube, at least one outer tube, at least one actuating mechanism and at least one end sleeve, wherein the end sleeve has at least one end sleeve recess, wherein the outer tube has at least one outer tube recess, wherein the inner tube has a plurality of snap-in depressions, and wherein the actuating mechanism has a base plate having at least one snap-in recess,

• comprising the steps of:
• guiding the actuating mechanism from inside of the outer tube through the outer tube recess,
• inserting the end sleeve into the outer tube and blocking axial movement of the end sleeve by the actuating mechanism and
• inserting the inner tube into the end sleeve and blocking radial movement of the actuating mechanism by the inner tube.