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US 11,950,671 B2Granted
Luggage handle
OwnerAlan Samuelsoninventor
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Abstract
A luggage handle is described. Embodiments of the luggage handle can include, but are not limited to, a handle assembly and at least one case assembly. The handle assembly can be configured to move from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration. The luggage handle can typically be implemented with rolling luggage. The luggage handle can implement a ball lock mechanism that can include magnetic components.
Claims11
A luggage handle comprising:
- a handle;
- a button assembly;
- at least one housing having a first end coupled to the handle;
- a cap member coupled to a second end of the housing, the cap member having at least one aperture;
- a rod located within the housing;
- a magnetic engagement member coupled to a second end of the rod, the magnetic engagement member being at least partially located within the housing and partially within the cap member;
- and
- at least one magnetic ball bearing interfacing directly with the magnetic engagement member and with the at least one aperture.
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A luggage handle comprising:
- a handle;
- a button assembly;
- a housing having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end including a plurality of apertures;
- a rod having a first end operatively coupled to the button assembly;
- a magnetic engagement member coupled to the second end of the rod;
- and
- a plurality of magnetic ball bearings interfacing directly with the magnetic engagement member and with the plurality of apertures of the housing.
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A luggage handle comprising:
- a handle assembly including (i) a magnetic engagement member and (ii) a plurality of magnetic ball bearings interfacing directly with the magnetic engagement member;
- and
- a case assembly including a housing, the housing including (i) a groove located in an upper interior of the housing, and (ii) a groove located in a lower interior of the housing;
- wherein the plurality of ball bearings are each adapted to interface with the lower interior groove and the upper interior groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.