Collapsible barbecue tools

An extendable barbecue tool comprising:

• a cooking tool including a head portion and a handle-engaging portion, the handle-engaging portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and opposing sides;
• a handle having a cavity that slidably receives the handle-engaging portion of the cooking tool, the cooking tool slidable within the cavity to and between a collapsed position and an extended position;
• an opening within the handle-engaging portion of the cooking tool, the opening extending from the top surface fully through to the bottom surface, and being spaced a distance from each of, and located between, the opposing sides;
• a latch mechanism, operatively connected to the handle, including a latch element and a button;
• the latch element is sized to fit within the opening and is spring biased toward a surface of the handle-engaging portion of the cooking tool such that the latch element, when aligned with the opening, is releasably urged into the opening to releasably secure the cooking tool in its extended position;
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• wherein when the button is depressed, the latch element is urged against the spring bias to release the latch element from the opening enabling the cooking tool to move from its extended position.