Luggage handle lateral displacement assembly

A suitcase handle extending system comprising:

• a suitcase having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, a plurality of wheels being attached to the bottom wall, a handle being attached to the suitcase and extending upwardly from a top wall of the suitcase, the handle being positioned between a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall of the suitcase, the handle being elongated along a line extending between the first and second lateral walls;
• a rod having a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between the first and second ends, the rod being elongated between the first end and the second end, the rod having a length from the first end being at least equal to or greater than ½ of a distance from the first lateral wall to the second lateral wall;
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• a coupler being attached to the rod adjacent to the first end and being mounted on the perimeter wall, the coupler engaging the handle such that the second end extends laterally away from the handle, wherein the coupler includes:
• a saddle for receiving the handle, the saddle being elongated, the saddle being oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the saddle is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rod, the saddle being attached to the perimeter wall adjacent to the first end and extending toward the second end whereby the saddle receives a cross member of the handle;
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• a securing member retaining the handle in the saddle.

A suitcase handle extension assembly configured to engage a handle and facilitate lateral displacement of the handle, the assembly comprising:

• a rod having a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between the first and second ends, the rod being elongated between the first end and the second end, the rod having a length from the first end to the second end being greater than 6.0 inches and being less than 18.0 inches, the rod having a greatest diameter being less than 2.0 inches and greater than 0.50 inches, the rod having a cylindrical shape;
• a coupler being attached to the rod adjacent to the first end and being mounted on the perimeter wall, the coupler being configured to engage a handle attached to a suitcase such that the second end extends laterally away from the handle, the coupler including:
• a saddle for receiving the handle, the saddle being elongated, the saddle being oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the saddle is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rod, the saddle being attached to the perimeter wall adjacent to the first end and extending toward the second end whereby the saddle receives a cross member of the handle, the saddle being attached to the perimeter wall adjacent to the first end and extending toward the second end, the saddle including a front wall and a rear wall being spaced from each other by a receiving space, the front and rear walls each lying in a plane oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rod extending through the first and second ends, the receiving space being configured to receive the cross member of the handle, the saddle being comprised of a resiliently bendable material;
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• a securing member being configured to retain the handle in the saddle, the securing member comprising a panel of flexible material having an attached end attached to the rod and a free end positioned distal to the attached end, the panel being extendable around the saddle and the handle to releasable retain the handle in engagement with the saddle, a fastener being mounted on the securing member to releasably secure the free end in a closed condition having the saddle engaged with the handle.