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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
K-2 Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Neubauer, Redmond, WA (US);
Lai Hsin Yuan, Taichung, TW;
K-2 Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A releasable lock assembly for use with a collapsible pole assembly having a first shaft section slidably secured to a second shaft section includes a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the first and second shaft sections in an extended position. The releasable lock assembly further includes a stop assembly having an elongated member having first and second ends, wherein the first end is secured to one of the first and second shaft sections and the second end secured to the other of the first and second shaft sections. The stop assembly further comprises a stop assembly biasing member configured to urge the first and second shaft sections into a collapsed position.