Patent · US Expired

Pull handle assembly of a wheeled suitcase

US5781964A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1996
Grant dateJul 21, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45C2013/267
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A pull handle assembly of a wheeled suitcase which can prevent its lower end from wobbling is disclosed in the present invention. The pull handle assembly comprises one elongated tube mounted in the suitcase having a rectangular channel in it and a pull handle telescopingly received within the channel of the tube. The pull handle comprises an elongated rod member having an upper end and a lower end, a gripping handle installed on the upper end of the rod member for hand gripping, and a rectangular rod guide installed on the lower end of the rod member for guiding the pull handle within the channel. The pull handle assembly further comprises a rod detention means installed under the upper opening of the channel for holding the rod guide of the pull handle to the channel, and three flaps installed on three sides of the rectangular channel next to the rod detention means for restricting the rod guide from wobbling laterally within the channel when the rod guide is being held by the rod detention means.

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