Patent attributes
The invention is a set of modular telescoping tools. A first preferred embodiment is a power-transmitting telescoping extension pole, to which various specialized tools, including power tools, may be attached. The apparatus comprises an inner tube and outer tube, wherein the outer tube receives said inner tube, a coupling at the tool-end of the pole, a power transmission, capable of transmitting power from the user-end of the pole to the tool-end of the pole, and a control mechanism attached to the telescopic tube at the user-end of the telescopic tube. A second preferred embodiment is a set of telescoping bar clamps and spreader tools. In the simplest embodiment, the invention comprises a telescoping tube and a set of jaws, wherein the telescoping tube includes a first shaft having a first diameter, a second shaft having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, and a locking mechanism.
