Reinforced arrangement for sliding tube of wheeled luggage

Abstract

A reinforced arrangement for a handle assembly of wheeled luggage is disclosed. The handle assembly comprises two units each having a support tube and a sliding tube. The reinforced arrangement comprises an abutment mechanism under the sliding tube, a fixed pin for fastening the abutment mechanism and the sliding tube together, and a reinforced pin in the abutment mechanism urged against a wall of the sliding tube. Responsive to fully extending the sliding tubes for forming an H-shaped reinforced structure on portions of the wall of each sliding tube being in contact with the reinforced pin at about an opening of a bezel. That is, reinforcement is formed at points of external force exerted on the sliding tube while towing the luggage along a supporting surface for preventing the sliding tube from being bent or deformed.

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