ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,688, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to K&W Tools Co. Ltd. (Nantou County, Taiwan).
"Telescopic pipe structure" was invented by Aldous Chao (Nantou County, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescopic pipe structure comprises an inner pipe, an outer pipe, and an adjusting mechanism. The inner pipe is installed in a hollow portion of the outer pipe and can be displaced relative to the outer pipe to adjust the length of the telescopic pipe structure. The adjusting mechanism is mounted on the outer pipe and is used to fix the relative position between the outer pipe and the inner pipe. A protruding piece is provided on the outer s...