Patent ID: 7694387

Claim:
A retractable handle assembly, comprising: a shank; an extension pipe mounted in the shank; a retractable pipe movably mounted in the extension pipe; a receiving member mounted on the retractable pipe to move therewith; an expandable member mounted on the receiving member to move therewith; a control member extended through the expandable member and rotatable between a first position where the expandable member is pressed outwardly by the control member to press the extension pipe so as to lock the retractable pipe onto the extension pipe and a second position where the expandable member is loosened from the control member to release the extension pipe so as to unlock the retractable pipe from the extension pipe; a driving member secured on the control member to rotate the control member; a rotation member rotatably on the shank and connected to the driving member to rotate the driving member; wherein the expandable member has two opposite flexible arms each having a first face formed with a resting portion and a locking recess and a second face formed with a pressing portion that is movable to press an inner wall of the extension pipe.