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A golf green brush assembly (10) comprises a tubular first handle portion (20) having an inner end portion (30, 46) adapted to be manually gripped by the hand of a person and having an opposite outer end portion (34). The first handle portion (20) has an elongate central passage (28) terminating in

A golf green brush assembly (10) comprises a tubular first handle portion (20) having an inner end portion (30, 46) adapted to be manually gripped by the hand of a person and having an opposite outer end portion (34). The first handle portion (20) has an elongate central passage (28) terminating in a terminal opening (36) in the outer end portion (34) of the first handle portion. The brush assembly (10) also includes a second handle portion (50, 70) having opposite inner and outer end portions (58, 80). The second handle portion (48) extends through the terminal opening (36) in the outer end portion (34) of the first handle to portion (20). The inner end portion (58) of the second handle portion is telescopically received in the central passage (28) in the first handle portion (20). The brush assembly (10) further includes a brush (90) for sweeping engagement with the golf green. The brush (90) is disposed on the outer end portion (80) of the second handle portion. The second handle portion (50, 70) is telescopically retractable into the first handle portion (20) whereby the brush (90) is received at least substantially completely within the first handle portion.

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1. A golf green brush assembly for assisting a golfer in the clearing of a path on a golf green, said brush assembly having a retracted condition and an extended condition, said brush assembly comprising: a tubular outer handle portion having a cylindrical main body portion, an inner end portion ada

1. A golf green brush assembly for assisting a golfer in the clearing of a path on a golf green, said brush assembly having a retracted condition and an extended condition, said brush assembly comprising: a tubular outer handle portion having a cylindrical main body portion, an inner end portion adapted to be manually gripped by the hand of a person and an opposite outer end portion, said outer handle portion having an elongate central passage centered on a longitudinal central axis of said assembly, said central passage terminating in a terminal opening in said outer end portion of said outer handle portion, said outer end portion of said outer handle portion being tapered radially inward in a direction toward said central axis from said cylindrical main body portion, a tubular intermediate handle portion having a cylindrical main body portion and opposite inner and outer end portions, said intermediate handle portion having an elongate central passage centered on said longitudinal central axis wherein said passage terminates in a terminal opening in said outer end portion of said intermediate handle portion, said intermediate handle portion extending through said terminal opening in said outer end portion of said outer handle portion, said inner end portion of said intermediate handle portion being telescopically received in said central passage in said outer handle portion, said outer end portion of said intermediate handle portion being tapered radially inward in a direction toward said central axis from said cylindrical main body portion, said inner end portion of said intermediate handle portion being tapered radially outward in a direction toward said central axis from said cylindrical main body portion; a tubular inner handle portion having a cylindrical main body portion and opposite inner and outer end portions, said inner handle portion extending through said terminal opening in said outer end portion of said intermediate handle portion, said inner end portion of said inner handle portion being telescopically received in said central passage in said intermediate handle portion, said inner end portion of said outer handle portion being tapered radially outward in a direction toward said central axis from said cylindrical main body portion, and a brush for sweeping engagement with the golf green, said brush being secured on said outer end portion of said inner handle portion; said outwardly tapered inner end portion of said inner handle portion interlocking with said inwardly tapered outer end portion of said intermediate handle portion when said brush assembly is in the extended condition, and said outwardly tapered inner end portion of said intermediate handle portion interlocking with said inwardly tapered outer end portion of said outer handle portion when said brush assembly is in the extended condition, to lock said brush assembly in the extended condition.