Patent ID: 6409207
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A swivel draw bar structure of a suitcase, said draw bar comprising an upper joint tube and a lower joint tube, a handle being joined with said upper joint tube, a drive element being connected to said handle, said swivel draw bar structure comprising:a fixing sleeve installed at the top end of said lower joint tube, an arc plate being installed at the center of the top surface of said fixing sleeve, a plurality of teeth being formed on the top surface of said arc plate, a transversal groove being disposed in said fixing sleeve, a hole being formed on one side surface of said transversal groove; a swivel sleeve seat installed at the bottom end of said upper joint tube, a pair of auriform sheets having holes extending downwards from said swivel sleeve seat, said holes of said auriform sheets being joined with a central hole of said arc plate via a spindle, an upward longitudinal groove being disposed on the bottom surface of said sleeve seat; and a slide retaining element inserted in said longitudinal groove of said swivel sleeve seat, said slide retaining element having a long hole, said long hole being joined with a pin hole of said swivel sleeve seat and a hole of said upper joint tube via a pin so that said slide retaining element can be joined with said drive element, a tooth part being formed on the bottom surface of said slide retaining element to mesh with said teeth of said arc plate; whereby when said drive element is pulled to let said tooth part of said slide retaining element no longer contact with said teeth of said arc plate, said swivel sleeve seat of said upper joint tube can be turned with respect to said fixing sleeve of said lower joint tube with said spindle as the axis.