Patent ID: 6869086

Claim:
A pivoting handle assembly ( 20 ) for use with a wheeled luggage case ( 10 ), the assembly comprising: a handle ( 30 ) including at least one rigid leg ( 32 ) joined at one end to a transverse handgrip ( 36 ), the at least one leg being pivotally movable between a first stowed position and a second angularly displaced towing position (T), a mounting plate ( 22 ) for receiving and retaining the handle ( 30 ) in pivotally-mounted relation, the mounting plate adapted for mounting the handle on an exterior surface of the case; at least one range-limiting means ( 60 ) operatively joined to the mounting plate ( 22 ) and the handle ( 30 ), whereby the angle defined by the at least one leg of the handle and the mounting plate is determined by the range-limiting means when the handle is in the towing position, wherein the range-limiting means is a folding stop hinge.