Patent ID: 7120966

Claim:
A handle system mounted on a wheeled luggage, the handle system including two tube assemblies of rectangular section at both sides and a handle grip interconnected the tube assemblies, either tube assembly comprising: a support tube having its bottom end fixedly coupled to a bottom of luggage, the support tube including, at either side wall of an upper portion thereof, a first recess and a plurality of first apertures longitudinally disposed below the first recess; a first stop sleeve including a first flange provided on its top mouth, the first flange being adapted to rest on a top of the support tube, the first stop sleeve further including, at its either side wall, a second recess proximate the first flange and a plurality of first latches disposed below the second recess, the first latches being disposed in the first apertures for securing the first stop sleeve to the support tube; and a sliding tube sub-assembly adapted to insert through the first stop sleeve into the support tube, the sliding tube sub-assembly including, at its either side wall, a recessed portion proximate its bottom mouth, wherein each of the recesses or the recessed portion is formed by punching for adding structural strength to the first stop sleeve, the support tube, or the sliding tube sub-assembly.