Extension handle

A paint applying tool capable of easy telescoping extension, less prone to binding due to dried paint drippings, comprising:

• a paint applicator having a mounting bracket and a paint applying pad connected to said bracket;
• a handle having at least two tubular sections which telescope one within the other, one tubular section having a larger diameter than the other, said larger diameter tubular section being releasably connected to said bracket on one end thereof, and having a series of aligned holes spaced along its length, said smaller diameter tubular section having an aperture near its end which is telescoped within said larger diameter tube and a spring biased detent extending through said aperture in said smaller diameter tubular section for selective engagement with any one of the aligned holes in said larger tubular section;
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• alignment means located on each of said tubular sections to prevent rotation relative to one another, said means including a groove extending substantially along the length of one of said tubular sections and a mating tongue extending substantially along the length of the other of said tubular sections, said tongue being slidable in said groove to permit telescopic movement of said tubular sections, said alignment means on said larger tube section being located within the interior of said larger tube section.