Patent ID: 7467696
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grip assembly comprising: a base fixedly fastened to a top end of a retractable handle for luggage; a lower protective cover shell fastened to a top side of said base; a flexible pad sandwiched between said base and said lower protective cover shell; two upright posts fixedly provided at a top side of said lower protective cover shell; two grip elements mounted on said lower protective cover shell and respectively extending out of two opposite ends of said lower protective cover shell, said grip elements each having a mounting hole respectively coupled to said upright pots; an upper protective cover shell covered on said lower protective cover shell over said grip elements and said upright posts, said upper protective cover shell having two mounting holes respectively coupled to said upright posts and a through hole equally spaced between the two mounting holes of said upper protective cover shell; a cap capped on a top side of said upper protective cover shell, said cap having two mounting holes corresponding to said upright posts and a through hole equally spaced between the two mounting holes of said cap corresponding to the through hole of said upper protective cover shell; two fastening members respectively mounted in the mounting holes of cap and fastened to said upright posts to affix said cap to said upright pots above said upper protective cover shell; and a spring-supported release mounted in the through hole of said upper protective cover shell and the through hole of said cap for operation by a user to unlock said retractable handle.