US2019183221A1PendingUtilityA1
Handle assembly of luggage
Est. expiryDec 18, 2037(~11.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Wei-Hung Lai
A45C 13/262
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Abstract
A handle assembly of a luggage includes a handle with inclined faces at opposite ends thereof and two connectors. The luggage is provided with two inclined face in association with the inclined faces of the handle. The handle is provided at an outer side of the luggage while the connectors are provided at an inner side of the luggage to be secured by a plurality of fasteners. Since the directions of the fasteners are oblique to a direction of gripping the handle, the handle assembly has a strong structure.
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1 . A handle assembly, which is adapted to be mounted on a case, comprising:
a handle having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion at opposite ends thereof, wherein each of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion has an inclined face; a first connector having a first connecting face; a second connector having a second connecting face; wherein the handle is provided at an outer side of the case; the first connector is provided at an inner side of the case with the first connecting face in association with the inclined face of the first connecting portion of the handle; and the second connector is provided at the inner side of the case with the second connecting face in association with the inclined face of the second connecting portion of the handle; and a plurality of fasteners securing the first connecting face of the first connector and the first connecting portion of the handle to the case, and securing the second connecting face of the second connector and the second connecting portion of the handle to the case.
2 . The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the case has a recess, a first mounting portion at a lateral sidewall of the recess, and a second mounting portion at the lateral sidewall opposite to the first mounting portion; each of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion has an inclined face in association with the inclined faces of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion; the handle is received in the recess with the inclined face of the first connecting portion attached to the inclined face of the first mounting portion and the inclined face of the second connecting portion attached to the inclined face of the second mounting portion.
3 . The handle assembly of claim 2 , wherein the recess is provided at a junction of a front side and an upper side of the case, or at a junction of the front side and a bottom side of the case.
4 . The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handle has a main member and a lid;
the main member has a chamber therein and an opening, which is communicated with the chamber, at a top thereof; the main member further has a bottom portion at a bottom of the chamber and at least a flange on a sidewall of the chamber; the main member further has a plurality of locking portions on the sidewall of the chamber; the lid has a plurality of hooks to engage the locking portions when the lid covers the opening and rests against the flange.
5 . The handle assembly of claim 4 , wherein the main member includes a first rib with opposite ends connected to the sidewall of the chamber and a second rib projected from the bottom portion and connected to the first rib.
6 . The handle assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first rib is perpendicular to the second rib.Cited by (0)
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