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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A Null, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Samsonite Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C / ; A45C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
190 / ; 280 4726 ; 16115 ; 403 85 ; 190 / ;
Abstract
A luggage case with a pair of wheels located at the lower edge has a handle assembly that can be folded into a side wall or swung outwardly into pulling (or pushing) relation. A two-part brace maintains a quasi locking of the handle assembly when in the open position such that it may be closed by merely applying a significant rotating force to the assembly about its pivotal interconnection with the case. A latch operates to secure the handle assembly within the case recess when closed or during nonuse and includes a finger actuated button for releasing the latch.