Interior sleeve for tubular members
AssigneeSteccone Products Co.
InventorGreg P. Bartlow
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Abstract
An interior sleeve for a pair of telescoping tubular members, in which the sleeve is mounted in an outer tubular member. The sleeve has locking studs on its exterior surface which are aligned with locking apertures in the outer tubular member. The sleeve has an annular flange disposed on the outer end of the sleeve to abut to the outer end of the outer tubular member and a longitudinal slot to allow compression of the sleeve to fit into the tubular member.
Claims10
An interior sleeve for an outer tubular member wherein a movable inner cylindrical member may be disposed, said outer tubular member comprising at least one locking aperture disposed in the wall thereof proximate a first end of said outer tubular member,
- said interior sleeve providing a hollow passage to permit a cylindrical member to slidably move through said sleeve, said interior sleeve comprising
- an annular flange disposed at the outer end of said sleeve to abut to the first end of said outer tubular member when said sleeve is inserted therein and to secure said sleeve from further inward movement in said outer tubular member;
- an inner portion of said interior sleeve extending inwardly from said first end of the outer tubular member and having at least one locking stub disposed on the exterior surface of said inner portion, said locking stub adapted to fit into the locking aperture of said outer tubular member;
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- a longitudinal slot to allow compression of said inner portion of said interior sleeve.
An interior sleeve for a pair of telescoping tubular members, the outer tubular member comprising a first end for passage of an inner tubular member therethrough and opposed locking apertures disposed in the wall of said outer tubular member proximate said first end;
- the interior sleeve being disposed proximate said first end of the outer tubular member, said interior sleeve having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the inner tubular member and providing a passage for said inner tubular member through said interior sleeve, said interior sleeve further comprising
- an inner portion extending inwardly from the first end of the outer tubular member and opposed locking stubs disposed on the exterior surface of said inner portion, said locking stubs adapted to fit into the locking apertures of said outer tubular member;
- a longitudinal slot having a width sufficient to allow compression of the inner portion of said interior sleeve;
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- an annular collar disposed at the outer end of the interior sleeve and having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the inner portion of the interior sleeve, said annular collar forming an abutment against the first end of the outer tubular member to secure said sleeve from further inward movement into said outer tubular member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.