Patent ID: 8307500
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A convertible luggage handle comprising: a fixed handle housing, the fixed handle housing comprising a substantially hollow body, a pair of longitudinal sidewalls, an end wall substantially perpendicular to the pair of longitudinal sidewalls, a bottom wall, an open top portion opposite the bottom wall and a pair of extensions on opposite sides of the fixed handle housing, the pair of extensions extending away from the open top portion, each extension having a hole for receiving luggage uprights; a swivel handle having a first end and a second end, a stepped shaft extending axially from the first end to the second end, a retainer pin inserted through the second end of the swivel handle for retaining the swivel handle to the fixed handle housing, a compression spring located in the shaft, a detent pin extending axially through the shaft and the compression spring, the detent pin has an end cap located at the first end of the swivel handle and a detent portion located at a second end of the swivel handle; wherein the swivel handle rotates between a first position where the swivel handle is nested in the open top portion of the fixed handle housing and a second position where the swivel handle is perpendicular to the fixed handle housing; wherein the swivel handle is captivated in the first position by the detent portion which engages in a first detent hole located in the end wall of the fixed handle housing, when the end cap is pulled, the compression spring is compressed and the detent portion is retracted inside the shaft of the swivel handle, the retainer pin extends through the swivel handle and engages a pair of L-shaped slide members extending along the pair of longitudinal sidewalls, the retainer pin slides along the L-shaped slide members as the swivel handle rotates from the first position to the second position, when the end cap is released, the compression spring biases the detent portion to extend outside the shaft of the swivel handle, the swivel handle is then captivated in the second position by the detent portion which engages in a second detent hole located in the bottom wall of the fixed handle housing, the swivel handle can be rotated back to the first position by again pulling the end cap and retracting the detent portion into the shaft of the swivel handle.