How it connects
The male stem slides into the open end of a telescopic pool pole until the internal spring-loaded dual pins or plastic V-clip buttons depress and pop outward through predrilled through-holes in the pole tube.
Male and female halves
Male cylindrical stem (on accessory/skimmer/brush/rake) inserts into female tubular receptacle at the end of the pool pole.
Usually connects to
- Matching telescopic pool-pole female end, commonly 1, 1-1/8 or 1-1/4 in ID with the correct button-hole pattern
Common sizes
- Pool-pole bores commonly 1-1/8–1-1/4 in (28.5–31.8 mm); one male stem is about 28.5 mm (1.12 in) with paired 1/4 in (6 mm) spring buttons.
- Other accessory spigots are listed around 18–25.4 mm for 1–1-1/4 in tubes; check actual stem and pole fit.
Where it is used
spa and pool cleaning toolspool leaf skimmers, rakes, vacuums, and brushesswimming pool maintenance equipmentpool skimmers and vacuum headsrobotic pool cleaner retrieval tools
Variations
- Plastic molded stem with integrated or internal plastic V-clip
- Aluminum tubular stem with metal double-pin spring clip (butterfly / V-clip)
- Single hole for spring clip / V-clip button
- Dual through-hole for cross-bolt or dual push-pin
- Standard 1-1/4 inch / 1-1/8 inch pool pole adapter
How to recognise it
Hollow or molded plastic/metal cylindrical plug (approx. 28.5 mm outer diameter) protruding from a cleaning tool (skimmer, rake, brush), fitted with two opposing spring-loaded push buttons (V-clip).
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| Standard PVC or plumbing slip fitting | Plumbing slip joints are solvent-welded or pressure sealed without snap-button retention holes or spring clips. |
| Threaded pool pole adapter | Threaded adapters use acme or standard coarse male/female screw threads rather than slip-fit push-button locking holes. |
| Standard 1-1/4 inch commercial pool pole V-clip connection | Commercial pool poles usually have a 1-1/4 in (31.75 mm) inner diameter mating with standard V-clips (butterfly clips), whereas smaller specialty attachments may use narrower tubular shanks (~18 mm to 1 in). |
| Threaded pool pole attachment | Threaded attachments screw into the pole end using male/female Acme or standard threads instead of sliding in and locking with spring-loaded pins or through-holes. |
Also called
pool pole attachment stemswimming pool pole tool adapterpool tool male slip stem with V-clipuniversal pool accessory connectionPool pole accessory connectionTelescopic pool pole male attachmentPush-button pool pole connector
Good to know
Although ubiquitous across swimming pool equipment manufacturers as a universal standard, dimensions are driven by industry de facto conventions (nominally 1-1/4" pole OD / 1-1/8" pole ID) rather than formal ISO/ASTM published connection standards.
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