Handle and method of deploying a handle

A retractable handle comprising:

• a first arm comprising a first end and a second end and a second arm comprising a first end and a second end;
• a gripping segment that interconnects said first arm at said first end of said first arm and said second arm at said first end of said second arm, wherein said first arm is attached to said gripping segment such that said first arm can rotate about the attachment point of said first arm to said gripping segment, and wherein said second arm is attached to said gripping segment such that said second arm can rotate about the attachment point of said second arm to said gripping segment;
• and
• an attachment for securing said handle to a luggage body;
• wherein said handle, through rotary motion of said first arm and said second arm, is adapted to transition between a deployed state and a retracted state, wherein a length of said first arm, a length of said second arm and a length of said gripping segment are parallel in said retracted state, and wherein said length of said first arm is parallel to said length of said second arm in said deployed state, and said length of said first arm is orthogonal to said length of said gripping segment in said deployed state.