Telescoping handle

A telescoping member comprising

• an outer tubular member having a lower portion and an upper portion having an open top end with an inwardly directed lip,
• an inner tubular member disposed through the open top end of the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member being slidably disposed within the outer tubular member and movable between a retracted position and an extended position in telescoping relation, the inner tubular member having an upper portion and an enlarged lower portion for engaging against the lip when in the extended position,
• the lower portion of the inner tubular member comprising a resilient ledge and the upper portion of the outer tubular member comprises a fixed ledge, whereby in the extended position the resilient ledge abuts against the fixed ledge to releasably lock the inner tubular member in the extended position, and upon the application of axial force to the inner tubular member the resilient ledge is forced to a depressed condition allowing the resilient ledge to travel past the fixed ledge so that the inner tubular member can move to the retracted position, and wherein in a rest position the resilient ledge is disposed within a longitudinal channel defined between the outer tubular member and the inner tubular member such that the resilient ledge travels through the longitudinal channel as the inner tubular member is moved between the extended and retracted positions,
• whereby in the extended position the inner tubular member is prevented from extraction from the outer tubular member by the engagement between the enlarged lower portion and the lip.