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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1988
Richard A Linn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott R Parizek, Fridley, MN (US);
Padco, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An insert is disclosed for a tool having a handle extending from a first end adjacent to a free second end. The handle has a hollow bore extending therethrough with an axis of the bore generally aligned with an axis of the handle. The insert includes a body having a longitudinal axis and sized to be inserted within the bore at the free end and moved through the bore to an inserted position adjacent the first end. The longitudinal axis is disposed parallel to the bore axis when the body is in the inserted position. An anchor is provided for fixing the body in the inserted position. The body in the inserted position presents a first surface opposing the bore axis. The first surface is provided with female threads selected to threadedly engage male threads on an end of an extension pole sized to be received within the bore.