Grip assembly for luggage
US7467696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C13/262
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A grip assembly includes a base fixedly fastened to a retractable handle for luggage, a lower protective cover shell fastened to the base at the top and having two upright posts, a flexible pad sandwiched between the base and the lower protective cover shell, two grip elements respectively coupled to the upright posts and extending out of two opposite ends of the lower protective cover shell, an upper protective cover shell covered on the lower protective cover shell, a cap capped on the upper protective cover shell, two fastening members respectively fastened to the cap and the upright posts to affix the cap and the upper protective cover shell to the lower protective cover shell and the base, and a spring-supported release mounted in a center through hole of the upper protective cover shell and the center through hole of the cap for operation by the user to unlock the retractable handle.
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