Patent ID: 7322583

Claim:
A luggage item comprising: a container substantially in the shape of a rectangle including a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom surface, a wheel assembly, and an ergonomic telescoping handle assembly coupled to the container, the ergonomic telescoping handle assembly comprising at least one telescoping tube extendible from the top surface of the container, a handle grip assembly gooseneck base coupled to the top of the telescoping tube; and a handle grip coupled to the gooseneck base by a hinge, wherein said handle grip is in a substantially T shape, with the base of the T coupled to the gooseneck base via the hinge, and further wherein the gooseneck base allows for the handle grip to be stowed at an approximately 6 o'clock position, flush within the luggage, and wherein said hinge allows for the handle grip to pivot into at least one selectable engageable fixed position, and enables ergonomically comfortable gripping by the hand of a user of the luggage item for enabling the luggage item to be moved via the wheel assembly.