Patent ID: 6651791
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand towed piece of baggage comprising:a piece of baggage; a set of wheels rotationally mounted on the piece of baggage; a retractable arm portion, the arm portion comprising a plurality of tubular sections that are telescopically engaged with each other and having a length with opposite proximal and distal ends, the proximal end being operatively secured to the piece of baggage and the distal end being selectively movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the proximal end via the tubular sections telescoping in a manner such that the distal end is closer to the piece of baggage when in the retracted position than when the distal end is in the extended position, the tubular sections defining an internal volume of the arm portion, the arm portion further having a non-circular cross section so that the tubular sections cannot slidably twist relative to each other when the distal end of the arm portion is in the extended position; a towing handle having a hand grip, the towing handle being connected to the distal end of the arm portion in a manner such that the hand grip can pivot about a pivot axis that intersects the hand grip relative to the distal end of the arm portion when the distal end of the arm portion is in the extended position, the towing handle further having a passageway that extends through the towing handle and that is in communication with the internal volume of the arm portion; and a pivot pin that connects the towing handle to the distal end of the arm portion, the pivot pin having a central bore that is in communication with the passageway of the towing handle and with the internal volume of the arm portion.