Patent ID: 6032334
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
A handle apparatus comprising:a base member;a handle grip member;a pair of spring members each pivotably attached to said base member and each pivotably attached to said handle grip member for movably connecting said handle grip member to said base member; anda lock mechanism formed on a side of said base member for holding said handle grip member in a retracted state on said base member side, whereineach of said spring members is formed of a wire rod bent to form first and second arms connected by a connecting portion and the first and second arms having respective tip end portions at free ends thereof, wherein said respective tip end portions function as shaft portions for rotating said first and second arms and said connecting portion formed of said wire rod and wherein said shaft portions are pivotably supported on said base member in a state in which respective axes of said shaft portions are not aligned with each other, so as to generate a biasing force in each of said spring members for biasing said handle grip member in a direction releasing said handle grip member away from said base member, andsaid handle grip member is raised to a position separated from said base member by said biasing force of each of said spring members such that holding of said handle grip member by said lock mechanism is released.