Retractable handle for luggage or hand trucks
US5515576A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C13/262
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A retractable handle includes two parallel sleeves, a hollow cross member connected between the sleeves at the top, and two extension rods connected in parallel and moved in and out of the sleeves. The cross member is provided with a spring supported pressure plate, the pressure plate having two oblique guide grooves at two opposite ends and two spring supported lock bolts received in the guide grooves. The lock bolts are forced through through holes on the cross member and the sleeves into locating holes on the extension rods to lock the extension rods in position when the extension rods are extended out of the sleeves; the lock bolts are released from the locating holes on the extension rods when the pressure plate is depressed, permitting the extension rods to be moved to the collapsed position received inside the sleeves.
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