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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2023
Woodland Tools, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Charlton G. A. Foster, Middleton, WI (US);
James W. Meiller, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Woodland Tools, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
Extendible poles that allow for increased hand fit and rigidity. The extendible pole comprises an outer pole and one or more inner poles slidably engaged within the outer pole. The outer pole and the one or more inner poles have a cross-sectional shape of an asymmetrical oval with five extended flat sides at an upper portion and a curved section at a lower portion, wherein the curved section does not contain any flat sides or contains three short flat sides. Alternatively, the one or more inner poles have a cross-sectional shape of an oval with two extended flat sides and three short flat sides at an upper portion and a curved section at a lower portion, wherein the curved section does not contain any flat sides or contains three short flat sides.