Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Hand luggage – With handle
Patent
1995-10-18
1997-04-01
Shoap, Allan N.
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Hand luggage
With handle
16112, 16115, A45C 1326
Patent
active
056157576
ABSTRACT:
A retractable handle assembly is provided for a side plate of a suitcase and includes an outer casing having a lower portion pivotally mounted to a lower portion of the side plate. A lug is formed on the outer casing and has a chamber defined therein. A horizontal post is formed on the side plate and a biasing member is urged between the horizontal post and the lug. Two retaining blocks are each formed on an upper portion of the side plate and each has a guiding groove vertically defined therein. A linking member includes a first axle pivotally attached to an upper portion of the outer casing and a second axle having two distal ends each being stopped by a corresponding one of the two retaining blocks and each being slidable in an associated guiding groove. An inner casing is slidably mounted in the outer casing. An elongated handle is slidably mounted in the inner casing and has an upper end portion fixedly engaged with a handgrip which has a hole defined therethrough and further has a slot defined in a lower portion thereof. A resilient knob is formed on the upper portion of the side plate and is received in the hole. A stop block is formed on an underside of the resilient knob and is detachably engaged in the slot of the handgrip.
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McDonald Christopher J.
Shoap Allan N.
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