Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Handle – handle component – or handle adjunct – Length adjustable pull handle for luggage or luggage cart
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-21
2002-02-05
Mah, Chuck Y. (Department: 3626)
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Handle, handle component, or handle adjunct
Length adjustable pull handle for luggage or luggage cart
C280S655000, C190S039000, C190S115000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06343404
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multi-step positioning device of a trunk pull rod, which is especially suitable to a pull rod fixing means being adjusted steplessly.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Traveling for business or other purposes is prevailed currently, and thus trunks becomes a required tool in traveling. Telescopic pull rods are important components in the design of a trunk, which can provide great convenience to the travelers. Since the height of everyone is different, while it is preferred that the trunk is pulled by an angle of 45 degrees. In order to meet various demands, two sectional or multiple sectional pull rods are preferred and are widely used. Rods with two sections and one operation step is generally used in the design of trunks. Namely, after the upper section of the pull rod is pulled out, only the lower end of the upper sectional rod and the upper end of the lower sectional rod is positioned. The use of each sections of the rods is not well designed. There are some difference according to the height of the trunk. Therefore, a three sectional rod or a four sectional rod is designed. However, the operation of these multi-sectional rod is not preferred since it can not be fine adjusted. Therefore, a multi-sectional or stepless structure is designed. Furthermore, the positioning of the two sectional rod is not confined in a single position. Many positions serves to position the rod. Even every position is usable. The positions for positioning is conventionally installed with continuous holes. However, this will deteriorate the outlook, and weak the structure. In another design, the positioning structure is installed in the rod.
FIG. 10
shows a prior art structure. A positioning piece
1
is installed in the outer rod
2
. The positioning piece
1
is installed with a bank of positioning holes
11
for achieving the object of multiple step adjustment for satisfying the requirement of the user. As shown in the figure, the positioning piece is necessary to be installed in the rod, therefore, a buckling structure is installed in the outer rod
2
, in which a pair of inward protruding strips
21
are used. Although the shape of the outer rod
2
has a long elliptic shape, the inner rod has a square shape, and therefore, the visual feeling is effected. Another, the outer rod is a rectangular rod, while the inner rod is a square rod, but this is not good in visual feeling, since square rod looks very bulky. Thus, it is not met the requirement of compactness and it has many defects. Besides, a pull rod adjusting means of gears and racks is designed, wherein the gear must be adjusted precisely for positioning. It is inconvenient to the user. Furthermore, the whole structure is heavy and is almost not used commercially. An adjusting rod of teeth block and rack is designed, further. Although it has the advantages of steplessness, the application is limited. Too many adjustments cause the user not to select it properly. However, from the experiences of the applicant, there are a great extent in the design of the pull rod to satisfy the requirement of consumers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a multi-step positioning device of a trunk pull rod for using the space of the pull rod more efficiency so that the original two rod types are converted to a multiple rod type. Furthermore, elliptic rods are used instead of the conventional square rods. By the space between inner and outer rods to clamp the porous piece, the shape of the porous piece is formed as cambered rod for using space sufficient. Besides, the ball shape buckling device is used to be buckled with the porous piece. Therefore, most of the requirement in use is satisfied. Moreover, the porous piece of the present invention is matched with a handle to be adjusted in positions. The use of the sliding piece in the fixing block can be used with a pressing down sliding piece or a pull up sliding piece so that the whole structure is more convenient.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-step positioning device of a trunk pull rod, which can be used in the adjustment of a third sectional rod. Each section is used in an optimum condition. Each rod is retained in a specific shape for saving space.
In the present invention, a multi-step positioning device of a trunk pull rod having a pair of pull rods at two sides thereof is disclosed. A handle is connected between the two pull rods Each pull rod including an inner upper rod and an outer lower rod. A gap is formed between the inner upper rod and the outer lower rod. A porous piece is placed in the gap in at least one side thereof. The porous piece is fixed in the outer lower rod and. An upper end of the outer lower rod is connected to an upper rod sleeve. Two sides of the upper rod sleeve each have a protruded buckle for being buckled to a buckling hole with respect to the outer lower rod. A lower end of the inner upper rod is connected to a lower rod sleeve. The slender end portion of the lower rod sleeve passing through the inner upper rod, and part of the enlarged end portion thereof has an outer diameter identical to that of the inner upper rod part of that portion having an inner diameter identical to that of the outer lower rod and passes through the outer lower rod. An inner top surface of the inner upper rod is inserted with a sliding piece. The upper end of the sliding piece is connected to a driving piece. The driving piece passes through the inner upper rod to be connected to a control piece on the handle; while the enlarged end of the lower rod sleeve facing to the porous piece is formed with at least one through hole. Each through hole is placed with one buckling ball. A respective semicircular grooves is installed on the porous piece at places facing to the through hole, which is buckled by the edge of the sliding piece so as to the inner upper rod and the outer lower rod are positioned. If the buckling ball slides back to the places of the through hole of the lower rod sleeve and the semicircular grooves of the sliding piece, then the positioned is released, each rod can move freely.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when reading in conjunction with the appended drawing.
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Chaw Khong Technology Co. Ltd.
Mah Chuck Y.
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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