Patent ID: 6079527
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A retractable handle system for wheeled luggage, the system comprising:a handle grip assembly adapted to be acted upon by a user,a bezel assembly,a pair of sliding tubes, said sliding tubes having upper ends and lower ends, the sliding tubes being attached with said upper ends to said handle grip assembly and passing from said handle grip assembly down through said bezel assembly,a pair of support tubes, said support tubes having upper ends and lower ends, said support tubes being attached with said support tube upper ends to said bezel assembly from which bezel assembly said support tubes go downward, said support tubes being adapted to receive said sliding tubes therein,locking means accommodated in lower parts of said sliding tubes, attached to said lower ends of said sliding tubes, and adapted to lock said sliding tubes to said support tubes, anda support adapted to receive and secure said lower ends of said support tubes therein,wherein said bezel assembly comprises a bezel base, and said rotating means includes a pair of rollers, said bezel base being provided with two pocket recesses protruding outwardly from lower portions of said side pockets and wherein there is provided a gap between a bottom surface of said rollers and an inner bottom surface of said side pockets to thereby allow pivot said rollers into said pocket recesses at a predetermined angle, said rollers being provided with through holes to receive said sliding tubes,whereby said sliding tubes and said locking means when pulled up can be rotated into a predetermined angle position and locked therein.