Patent ID: 6129365
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
An inclined handle structure for a wheeled case, said wheeled case having walls which are all rectangular, said wheeled case being supported by support elements comprising at least wheels such that said wheeled case is in a position perpendicular to a surface on which said wheels are resting when said wheeled case is an untipped position, said inclined handle structure comprising:a handle attached at a fixed angle measured counterclockwise from an imaginary line collinear with and extending above a rear wall of said wheeled case and capable of extending from and retracting toward said wall of said wheeled case, said handle being cut in at least one location along said handle, said cut being made substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of said handle and extending completely through said handle, thereby dividing said handle into at least two pieces, each two adjacent pieces of said at least two pieces being connected to each other by means for fastening said two adjacent pieces;means for guiding said handle while said handle is being extended from and retracted toward said wheeled case; andmeans for fixedly attaching said means for guiding said handle to said wheeled case;at least two of said wheels being located on a side of a bottom wall of said wheeled case where said rear wall meets said bottom wall.