Patent · US Expired

Luggage with pull handle

US5197579A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1991
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45C5/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Luggage has a generally rectangular container. A vertical sheath is fixed to the inside of the container along an end wall. A rigid handle is slidably mounted in the sheath and when extended is pivotable to a forwardly-inclined attitude for pulling the luggage. A wheel is mounted on the bottom wall of the luggage and centered between the forward and rearward end walls. A pair of wheels are mounted on the bottom wall adjacent each end wall.

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