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A telescoping support pole suitable for supporting tarpaulins or camouflage netting is described. The pole is made up of a plurality of tubes that nest within one another for storage. To deploy the pole, the tubes are extended in a telescoping fashion. Ball locks are provided for maintaining the ext

A telescoping support pole suitable for supporting tarpaulins or camouflage netting is described. The pole is made up of a plurality of tubes that nest within one another for storage. To deploy the pole, the tubes are extended in a telescoping fashion. Ball locks are provided for maintaining the extended poles in desired longitudinal relationships. The ball locks are activated by spring loaded collars that force balls into circumferential grooves formed in the outside surfaces of the inner telescoping tubes. The collars may be manually operated to release the ball lock mechanism to permit the pole length to be adjusted or to permit the tubes to be nested within one another for storage. Pivoting fixtures suitable for use at the upper end of the support pole are also described.

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A telescoping pole comprising: a bottom tube having a locking collar whose bottom end encloses the bottom tube in a slidable and rotatable relation and is slotted to permit contamination to fall out of the collar, the collar having a circumferential locking groove and a circumferential release groov

A telescoping pole comprising: a bottom tube having a locking collar whose bottom end encloses the bottom tube in a slidable and rotatable relation and is slotted to permit contamination to fall out of the collar, the collar having a circumferential locking groove and a circumferential release groove; and a top tube slidably disposed within the bottom tube in a telescoping manner, the top tube having at least one circumferential groove, the top tube being operably moveable between a retracted position wherein it is substantially contained within the outer tube, and an extended position wherein the top tube is locked in position extended from the bottom tube.