Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Supporting devices – Wheeled
Patent
1993-07-29
1995-11-07
Weaver, Sue A.
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Supporting devices
Wheeled
190 39, 190115, 280 37, A45C 514, A45C 1326
Patent
active
054640806
ABSTRACT:
A steering apparatus for steering an article of luggage, such as a suitcase, as it is pulled on and along an underlying support surface in a desired direction. An elongated member is connected to the suitcase via a ball and socket arrangement and a handle is rotatably mounted to the distal end of the member. The handle is manipulatable in and into a plurality of positions to omnidirectionally rotate the ball relative to the socket and thereby steer the article in a particular direction. In the preferred embodiment, the member is formed of an elongated arm and a relatively shorter connecting member that extends from the ball and is pivotally connected to the arm upon which the handle is mounted. The arm may, in turn, be formed of a pair of telescoping rods.
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