Hermes Sellier

Gilles Froidevaux

Mickael Lépine

Vincent Le Men

Nicolas Stoudmann

Franck Couvidat

Xavier Greppin

Axel De Beaufort

David Badstüber

An item of luggage includes an extendable and retractable handle mechanism having a handle axle to which a grip portion is mechanically connected. An elongate member of specific cross-section is mounted to be movable in translation relative to a fixed sheath and a locking/unlocking system. The locking/unlocking system includes a bushing and partly housed in the elongate member. In a first position of the grip portion, the locking/unlocking system is configured to compress the bushing such that it is tightly applied against an inside face of the sheath to keep the elongate member fixed in the sheath, thus locking the handle in a selected position. In a second position of the grip portion, the locking/unlocking system is configured to decompress the bushing to enable a free sliding of the elongate member in the sheath, thus unlocking the handle.

Luggage-type baggage article

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MORGES, Switzerland

Gilles Froidevaux