Telescoping stick

A telescoping stick, comprising:

• a central shaft with an outer end and an inner end;
• a first tube telescopically positioned around said shaft, wherein said outer end of said shaft is positioned outside an outer end of said first tube;
• a first spring biasing said shaft outwardly from said outer end of said first tube;
• a hole extending through a side of said first tube adjacent an inner end thereof;
• a groove extending along said first tube;
• a second tube telescopically positioned around said first tube, wherein said inner end of said first tube is positioned within said second tube;
• a second spring biasing said first tube and said second tube to telescopically elongate;
• a plurality of detents on said second tube arranged longitudinally thereon;
• a cam attached to said inner end of said shaft;
• a ball positioned between said cam and said first tube;
• and
• a pin fixed to an interior of said second tube and movably positioned within said groove on said first tube to prevent said first tube and said second tube from rotating relative to each other, and maintaining a relationship between said cam and said holes on said first tube;
• wherein
• when said shaft is released, said ball is biased by said cam partially through said hole on said first tube and into one of said detents which is aligned with said hole to lock said first tube relative to said second tube;
• and
• when said shaft is depressed, said ball is retracted by said cam away from said one of said detents to unlock said first tube and said second tube for telescoping.

A telescoping stick, comprising:

• a central shaft with an outer end and an inner end;
• a first tube telescopically positioned around said shaft, wherein said outer end of said shaft is positioned outside an outer end of said first tube;
• a first spring biasing said shaft outwardly from said outer end of said first tube;
• a hole extending through a side of said first tube adjacent an inner end thereof;
• a second tube telescopically positioned around said first tube, wherein said inner end of said first tube is positioned within said second tube;
• a second spring biasing said first tube and said second tube to telescopically elongate;
• a plurality of detents on said second tube arranged longitudinally thereon;
• a cam attached to said inner end of said shaft, wherein said cam is comprised of a narrow neck connected to said inner end of said shaft, and an enlarged head connected to a distal end of said neck by a tapered transition;
• a ball positioned between said cam and said first tube;
• and
• a first tubular housing fixed around said first tube to cover said first spring and said second spring;
• a second tubular housing fixed around second tube to cover said detents;
• wherein
• when said shaft is released, said ball is biased by said cam partially through said hole on said first tube and into one of said detents which is aligned with said hole to lock said first tube relative to said second tube;
• and
• when said shaft is depressed, said ball is retracted by said cam away from said one of said detents to unlock said first tube and said second tube for telescoping.