Luggage case with pull handle

A suitcase having spaced, generally parallel front and back sides connected about their periphery to a peripheral wall member extending between the front and back sides and thereby defining a volume, a spine affixed to the wall member around the periphery thereof, the spine providing support to the wall member, roller means mounted on said wall member positioned to support said suitcase when in upright position and enabling rolling movement of said suitcase across a surface when the suitcase is entirely supported by said roller means, a rigid pull handle connected to the sine at separated points positioned transversely of the spine, the pull handle being pivotally mounted on an axis transverse to the spine and rotatable about that axis between a pulling position in which the handle extends outwardly from the suitcase and a storage position in which the handle is in juxtaposition to the peripheral wall member, the handle enabling the suitcase to be pulled across the surface in upright position with its weight being carried by said rolling means, when the handle is in the pulling position, bracket means to pivotally mount said pull handle to said spine, the bracket means transferring a pulled load transversely of the spine, said bracket means includes an upper bracket member fastened to said spine on the extension of said suitcase, and said bracket means further comprises a reinforcement member fastened to said spine on the interior of said suitcase.

A suitcase having spaced, generally parallel front and back sides connected about their periphery to a peripheral wall member extending between the front and back sides and thereby defining a volume, a spine affixed to the wall member around the periphery of the suitcase, the spine providing support to the wall member, roller means mounted on said wall member positioned to support said suitcase when in upright position and enabling rolling movement of said suitcase across a surface when the suitcase is entirely supported by said roller means, a rigid pull handle connected to the spine at separated points positioned transversely of the spine, said pull handle being pivotally mounted on an axis transverse to the spine and rotatable about that axis between a pulling position in which the handle extends outwardly from the suitcase in a storage position and which the handle is in juxtaposition to the peripheral wall member, said pull handle including a first leg having two ends and a second leg having two ends, one end of said first leg being pivotally mounted on said axis transverse to said spine and another end of said first leg being joined to one end of said second leg to form an "L" shape such that said handle substantially conforms to two continuous sides of said suitcase when said handle is in a storage position, and a gripping member connected to another end of said second leg, the handle enabling the suitcase to be pulled across the surface in an upright position with its weight being carried by said roller means when the handle is in the pulling position.