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US 11,161,649 B2Granted
Handle
AssigneePacific Market International, LLC
InventorJacob D. Silsby
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Abstract
A handle including a connector portion with a through-slot and a biasing member. The through-slot defines a travel path. The biasing member is adjacent the through-slot and extends along the travel path. The through-slot is configured to receive a distal portion of an anchor. The biasing member is configured to bias the distal portion in a travel direction along the travel path.
Claims7
A handle assembly comprising:
- a handle manually positionable in a storage position and a different carrying position, the handle comprising first and second through-slots, first and second through-holes, and first and second biasing members, the first and second through-slots comprise first and second inner surfaces, respectively, the first and second through-slots defining first and second travel paths, respectively, the first and second through-holes extending into the first and second through-slots, respectively, the first biasing member being positioned in the first through-hole, extending into the first through-slot, and being movable with respect to the first inner surface, the second biasing member being positioned in the second through-hole, extending into the second through-slot, and being movable with respect to the second inner surface, the first and second biasing members extending along the first and second travel paths, respectively,
- a first anchor having a first distal portion positioned inside the first through-slot, the first biasing member being configured to apply a first biasing force to the first distal portion, the first biasing force biasing the first distal portion in a first travel direction along the first travel path;
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- a second anchor having a second distal portion positioned inside the second through-slot, the second biasing member being configured to apply a second biasing force to the second distal portion, the second biasing force biasing the second distal portion in a second travel direction along the second travel path, the handle being transitioned from the storage position to the carrying position by pulling on the handle, which causes the first distal portion to move in the first travel direction along the first travel path aided by the first biasing force and the second distal portion to move in the second travel direction along the second travel path aided by the second biasing force, the handle being transitioned from the carrying position to the storage position by pushing on the handle with sufficient force to overcome the first and second biasing forces, which causes the first distal portion to move in a third travel direction that is opposite the first travel direction along the first travel path and the second distal portion to move in a fourth travel direction that is opposite the second travel direction along the second travel path.
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