Collapsible pull handle for wheeled garment bag

In an article of luggage having a main body defining an interior space in which clothing and like personal items can be contained, the main body including wheel means upon which the main body can be rolled along a supporting surface, and a wheel handle for gripping the luggage and moving it along the supporting surface, an improvement in the wheel handle comprising:

• an intermediate handle member movable from a position substantially retracted relative to said main body to a position at least partially extended from said main body;
• means upon said main body for guiding the movement of said intermediate handle member, said intermediate handle member in slidable contact with said guiding means;
• proximate handle means reversibly retractable into and extendable from said intermediate handle member;
• retainer means connected to said intermediate handle member, whereby said retainer means is movable in conjunction with said intermediate handle member, and wherein said retainer means is retracted into said main body when said intermediate handle member is in a position substantially retracted relative to said main body;
• means, movable from a stored position at least partially on said retainer means, for releasably securing auxiliary luggage to the first mentioned article of luggage;
• and
• an extendable grip disposed upon said proximate handle means, said extendable grip comprising:
• an outer grip, comprising a wall and an interior space at least partially defined by said wall;
• an inner grip slidably disposed within said outer grip and extendable from and retractable into said interior space;
• and
• means for temporarily locking said inner grip in a position extended from said interior space.