Telescopic stabilizer

An improved telescopic stabilizer comprising:

• a plurality of elongated tubes, said tubes slidably installed one over the other, each of said tubes having a first end, a second end, an inner surface having an inner diameter and an outer surface having an outer diameter, said tubes arranged with inner tube or tubes and outer tube or tubes, one of said inner tubes being an inner most tube, and one of said outer tubes being an outer most tube;
• centering means between said inner tube or tubes and said outer tube or tubes, said centering means consisting of O-rings placed within space between said outer surface of said inner tube or tubes and said inner surface of said outer tube or tubes, said centering means maintaining center alignment of said inner tubes within said outer tube when said tubes are locked in a telescopic position;
• attachment means on said first end of said inner most tube and on said second end of said outer most tube, said attachment means having a center bore for attachment of said improved telescopic stabilizer to an archery bow and for attachment of weights, additional stabilizer, or a bow prop device to said improved telescopic stabilizer;
• a plug located at said second end on each of said inner tubes;
• an improved cylindrical locking member eccentrically and rotably attached to said plug by a bolt extending through an off center bore through said locking member, said bolt screwed and tightened into an eccentrically located threaded bore on said plug, said off center bore being substantially larger than the diameter of said bolt, said substantially larger bore and bolt providing an interlock to lock said locking member to said bolt, said locking member locking said inner tube within said outer tube when said tubes are rotated about one another;
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• a docking device, said docking device attached to said first end of said inner tube, said docking device receiving and securing a first end of said outer tube when said improved telescopic stabilizer is in a collapsed position, said docking device providing an aesthetical pleasing and finished appearance.

An improved telescopic stabilizer having telescoping tubes, the improvements comprising:

• a plurality of telescoping tubes;
• a centering means between an outer surface of an inner tube and an inner surface of an outer tube, said centering means maintaining center position of said inner tube within said outer tube when said tubes are in a locked telescopic position;
• a locking member, said locking member eccentrically and rotatably attached to an end of said inner tube that is inserted into said outer tubes, said locking member gripping said inside surface of said outer tube when said tubes are twisted about one another;
• an internal interlock comprising an off center bore through said locking member and a bolt for attachment to said end of said inner tube, said off center bore having a diameter greater than the outer diameter of said bolt, said internal interlock locking said looking member to said bolt;
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• a docking device, said docking device comprising a collar attached to an outer end of an inner tube, said outer tubes abutting against said docking device when said improved telescopic stabilizer is in a closed position providing an aesthetic appearance and securing said end of said outer tube.