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Abstract

The present invention is directed to two forms of safety tips for friction lock, expandable batons; namely the Safety Tip.TM. and the Power Safety Tip.TM.. Both safety tips of invention have a threaded end that is used to connect the tip to the small end of the baton. A step section with the same diameter as the small end diameter is advantageously used in the basic tip design to allow the shaft to be seated far enough into the handle to have full retention spring contact. The steel flange in the basic tip design also protects the softer peripheral tip cover material from being sheared off by the middle baton section when the baton is closed with a hard material in place on the steel section. In the power safety tip, the step section is the same diameter as the middle shaft of the baton, and this allows full contact with the retention spring. In both of the tip designs, the very end of the tip is rounded steel, the sides of which blend into the peripheral soft rubber-like material. The diameter of the rounded steel end is large enough so the baton may be struck on a hard surface, even at a slight angle, and the steel section will still come in contact with the hard surface, absorbing the energy and allowing the baton to collapse. If desired, the steel end can be coated with another material, but such coatings could wear off during repeated closures of the baton.

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First Claim