Couplings for water fed poles

Abstract

A coupling for joining a first pole section and a second pole section is provided. The coupling includes a male portion secured to the first pole section and a female portion secured to the second pole section. The male portion has a first male guide, a second male guide, and a first threaded section between the first and second male guides. The female portion has a first female guide, a second female guide, and a second threaded section between the first and second female guides. The guides are spaced from one another and from the first and second threaded sections so that the first male and female guides are engaged with one another and the second male and female guides are engaged with one another before the threaded sections engage with one another.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / US2006 / 000475 filed Jan. 6, 2006, now pending.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present disclosure is related to water fed poles. More particularly, the present disclosure is related to couplings for water fed poles. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] The access to windows in buildings having a height up to about five stories for purposes of cleaning those windows can present a unique problem. These buildings are typically too small for window cleaning methods where the person cleaning the window is suspended from the top of the building and lowered to the windows. In addition, these buildings are typically too large for window cleaning methods where the person cleaning the window uses a ladder or other structure to climb up to the windows. [0006] It has therefor become common to use a pole cleaning method for cleaning ...

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Benefits of technology

The present disclosure provides easy to use couplings for water fed poles that increase ease of use by mitigating cross threading and requiring only about two turns for complete engagement or assembly. These couplings have male and female portions with guides that are engaged with each other before the threaded sections engage with one another. The couplings also have a water port and a water diverter so that the water port is in fluid communication with either the male or female portion. The technical effects of this disclosure include easy to use couplings for water fed poles that improve efficiency and ease of use.

Problems solved by technology

The access to windows in buildings having a height up to about five stories for purposes of cleaning those windows can present a unique problem.

These buildings are typically too small for window cleaning methods where the person cleaning the window is suspended from the top of the building and lowered to the windows.

In addition, these buildings are typically too large for window cleaning methods where the person cleaning the window uses a ladder or other structure to climb up to the windows.

In addition, the weight of the assembled pole effects the utility of the pole.

The heavier the pole and the more difficult the removal of pole sections becomes, the more difficult and tiresome its use becomes.

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