Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Supporting devices – Wheeled
Patent
1994-11-08
1997-07-08
Weaver, Sue A.
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Supporting devices
Wheeled
190 39, 190115, 190127, 280 37, 2806551, A45C 514, A45C 1322, A45C 1326
Patent
active
056451466
ABSTRACT:
A suitcase has a retractable pull handle. The suitcase includes parallel front and back panels and a wall member which combine to define an enclosed volume. A rigid pull handle is mounted in juxtaposition to the top portion of the wall member. Rollers are mounted on the bottom portion of the wall member opposite the pull handle. The pull handle is extendable to pulling position extending generally parallel to the front and back panels. In the extended position, the pull handle is operable to enable a user to roll the suitcase across a surface on the rollers with the weight of the suitcase being distributed between the rollers and the pull handle. The pull handle is retractable into the inside of the suitcase when not in use. In the retracted position, the gripping member of the pull handle is received into a handle receptacle recessed into the top portion of the wall member. A closure secures the pull handle inside the handle receptacle to prevent accidental extension of the pull handle.
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Bieber David
Conrad Richard L.
Gualtieri John N.
Kim Hyun S.
Airway Industries Inc.
Blenko, Jr. Walter J.
Houser Kirk D.
Weaver Sue A.
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