Patent ID: 9161600
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A retractable luggage handle assembly, comprising: a base unit comprising two outer sleeves arranged in parallel, each said outer sleeve comprising an axial receiving hole axially extending through opposing top and bottom ends thereof, a first sliding slot longitudinally cut through the periphery thereof and disposed in communication with said axial receiving hole, and a first locating hole perpendicularly extended from a top end of said first sliding slot and defining a first arched edge; a retractable handle mounted in said base unit and controllable to move between an extended position and a received position with respect to said base unit, said retractable handle comprising two retractable bars, two actuation members respectively mounted at respective bottom ends of said retractable bars, and a grip connected between opposing top ends of said retractable bars, each said actuation member comprising a second sliding slot longitudinally cut through the periphery thereof and a second locating hole perpendicularly extended from a top end of said second sliding slot and defining a second arched edge; and a pullback and buffer unit having two sliding blocks, adapted for respectively pulling said retractable bars back to the inside of said outer sleeves of said base unit and buffering the movement of said sliding blocks when a person operates a control button of said grip and move said grip to receive said retractable handle from said extended position to said received position, said pullback and buffer unit comprising two rails respectively attached to said outer sleeves of said base unit, two sliding blocks, each said rail comprising a longitudinal sliding groove and a longitudinal positioning groove, said two sliding blocks respectively slidably mounted in said longitudinal sliding grooves of said rails, each said sliding block comprising a retaining open chamber transversely disposed near a bottom side thereof, two movable member sets respectively mounted in said retaining open chambers of said sliding blocks, each said movable member set comprising an engagement rod insertable into the first sliding slot of one respective said outer sleeve and the second locating hole of one respective said actuation member and an elastic member stopped against an inside wall of the retaining open chamber of the associating said sliding block, two spring-loaded guide members respectively mounted in said longitudinal sliding grooves of said rails and two buffers respectively mounted in said longitudinal positioning grooves of said rails and adapted for buffering the movement of said sliding blocks.