Patent ID: 8479900

Claim:
A bracket assembly for mounting to a piece of expandable luggage comprising: a base comprising first and second slots extending along at least a portion of opposing sides of the base and a plurality of recesses located between the slots and having a substantially flat sidewall; first and second sliding members each comprising: a protrusion extending from a first surface facing the base, the protrusion of the first sliding member slidably positioned within the first slot and the protrusion of the second sliding member slidably positioned within the second slot; a hole in an inner sidewall; and a stopping peg extending from the inner sidewall; a lever comprising: a handle; first and second pegs extending from the lever in opposite directions, the first peg positioned inside the hole of the first sliding member and the second peg positioned inside the hole of the second sliding member and arranged to permit at least partial rotational movement of the lever; a coupling portion having a notch; wherein, when the lever is in one of a plurality of locked positions, the coupling portion is positioned at least partially within one of the recesses and the notch engages the sidewall preventing the lever and sliding members from moving relative to the base and parallel with the slots; and wherein, when the lever is in an unlocked position, the stopping pegs prevent the lever from rotating more than 180 degrees relative to the locked position and the lever and sliding members are movable relative to the base and translationally parallel with the slots.