Patent ID: 6223391
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
A retractable handle assembly for wheeled luggage, the handle assembly including a handle grip, a base and two hollow support tubes extending from the base, and comprising:a) a sliding tube telescopically received in each of the two hollow support tubes, each sliding tube having a first end affixed to the handle grip, and a second end received in the associated hollow support tube, each of the second ends having a pair of lower holes therethrough; and,b) a locking assembly affixed to the second end of each sliding tube and located within the associated hollow support tube, each locking assembly having a lower pedestal with a spring and detent ball mounted therein, a flexible U-shaped standing portion extending from the lower pedestal and configured so as to receive the second end of the sliding tube within the U-shape standing portion, and two projections facing towards each other on the standing portion, whereby insertion of the second end of the sliding tube into the U-shape causes flexing of the standing portion enabling the projections to engage the pair of lower holes, thereby attaching the locking assembly to the sliding tube.