US 11,897,533 B2Granted

Telescoping handle

OwnerMargaret B. Bradley, Otis L. Clappinventors

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Abstract

A handle assembly for exerting forces on a vehicle is disclosed. The handle assembly includes a handle, a handle housing, an optional vehicle mounting plate, and a single latching mechanism. The handle has a first support post and a second support post. The first support post has a first end, the second support post has a second end, and the first end is operably coupled with the second end. The handle housing has a first sleeve and a second sleeve. The first sleeve receives the first support post and the second sleeve receives the second support post. The vehicle mounting plate can be attached to the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and mounts the handle onto the vehicle. The single latching mechanism is operably coupled with the handle housing and is capable of releasably engaging at least the first sleeve and the second sleeve.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A handle assembly comprising:

a handle housing comprising a first sleeve configured to receive a first support post;
and
a latching mechanism comprising:
a control toggle operably coupled with:
a control pin configured to restrict said control toggle by a position of said control pin in a control pin slot;
and a first pin;
whereby articulating said control toggle into a latched position urges said first pin to releasably engage with said first sleeve;
wherein said latching mechanism further comprises:
a plurality of pin assemblies operably coupled with said control toggle, each of the plurality of pin assemblies comprising:
a third pin;
a pin spring;
a pin nut;
and
a latch cable,
wherein said third pin, said pin spring, said pin nut, and said latch cable are configured to define an operable coupling positioned at least partially within a pin enclosure;
and
said third pin is configured to releasably engage with said first sleeve.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/951,344Filed 23 Sep 2022 · continuation
Priority: 13 May 2019
Published: US 2023/0012933 A119 Jan 2023
Granted: 13 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A45C 13/262
Special adaptations of handles: for wheeled luggage
B62B 5/068
Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars: connections to the body for moving the cart, e.g. harnesses
B62B 5/065
Adaptable for different users, e.g. by means of pivoting elements: by means of telescopic elements
B62B 5/067
Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars: stowable or retractable handle bars

Family

Application62/846,782Us provisional application · filed 13 May 2019
Application15/931,048Parent of this continuation · filed 13 May 2020
US 2023/0012933 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Jan 2023
US 11,453,428 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2020/0361511 A1Published application
US 11,897,533 B2This patent

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