Tool positioning system

A tool positioning apparatus comprising:

• a first housing member having an aperture, wherein said first housing member has internal surface and external surface, said internal surface having a plurality of housing teeth, said external surface bearing a female threading for attaching a tool;
• a second housing member, said second member in contact with and rotatable relative to said first housing member, said second member having a coupling means for attaching to a pole;
• a gear disposed between said first housing member and second housing member, said gear having an outwardly facing gear surface and an inwardly facing gear surface, wherein gear teeth disposed on said inwardly facing gear surface reversibly engage said housing teeth, said gear having two opposing substantially straight sides and two opposing substantially curved sides, wherein an outwardly oriented triangular protrusion is disposed at the center of each said substantially straight sides;
• a biasing means to urge said gear into a meshing engagement with said housing teeth;
• a push button disposed within said aperture of said first housing member, said push button having at least one projection for making reversible contact with the inwardly facing surface of said gear when said pushbutton is actuated, wherein the housing teeth and gear teeth are disengaged from the meshing engagement when the force from said push button is sufficient to overcome said biasing means, whereby said first and second housing members may be rotated relative to each other;
• a tool handle housing coupled to a tool, wherein said tool handle housing bears a male threading;
• wherein said female threading on said first housing member is capable of reversibly threadably engaging said male threading on said tool handle housing.

A tool positioning apparatus comprising:

• a first housing member having a plurality of housing teeth, wherein said housing has a circumferential rim about the perimeter of said housing, said housing member having a threaded male projection;
• a gear having an outwardly facing gear surface and an inwardly facing gear surface, wherein said gear has gear teeth disposed on said inwardly facing gear surface which reversibly engage said housing teeth, wherein said gear has two opposing substantially straight sides and two opposing substantially curved sides, wherein an outwardly oriented triangular protrusion is disposed at the center of each said substantially straight side;
• a second housing member having a centrally disposed aperture, a circumferential recess about the perimeter of said housing permitting said first housing member and said second housing member to rotatably engage along the perimeter of each, wherein said housing member has a plurality of cylindrical housings mounted on the innermost aspect of said second housing member;
• a plurality of springs having a first end and second end, said first end contacting said outwardly facing gear surface, the second end of each said spring each recessed within one of said cylindrical housings;
• a push button, said push button having projections and having a hollow cylinder bearing a plurality of ribs oriented lengthwise across said cylinder;
• a snap axle, said snap axle having a center aperture and plurality of inwardly deformable legs;
• a screw inserted through the center aperture of snap axle, wherein the terminal end of said screw inserts into hollow cylinder of said pushbutton and engages at least one of the plurality of said ribs;
• a tool handle having a female housing, the innermost aspect of said housing having an internal elastomeric tapered threading, said threading tapering from wide to narrow;
• wherein said threaded male projection screwably engages said internal threading within said female housing;
• wherein said terminal end of said screw may self-tap the ribs within said cylinder and screwably fasten snap axle and pushbutton, wherein said first housing member, second housing members, springs, and gear are fastened therebetween.