Travel case pull handle
OwnerAmy Marie Crabtreeinventor
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Abstract
Travel case pull handle having: a pair of C shaped tubular members connected on one longitudinal side by a hinge member, a centrally located bearing capable of retaining and L shaped arm, the arm terminating in a ball joint, the ball joint fitted into a ball socket, the ball socket connected to a handle, the handle being ergonomically shaped to fit a users gripped hand and having a downwardly extending portion which cradles the users fore finger and thumb, said C shaped tubular members having hook type fastener material on one outer surface and a pair of fabric loop fastener strips extending from said opposite C shaped tubular member, and the inside of said C shaped tubular members each having resilient compressible, longitudinally running strips.
Claims9
A travel case pull handle comprising:
- a pair of C shaped tubular members connected on one longitudinal side by a hinge member;
- a centrally located bearing capable of retaining an L shaped arm;
- said arm terminating in a ball joint;
- said ball joint fitted into a ball socket;
- said ball socket connected to a handle;
- said handle being ergonomically shaped to fit a user's gripped hand and having a downwardly extending portion which cradles the user's fore finger and thumb;
- said C shaped tubular members having hook type fastener material on one outer surface and a pair of fabric loop fastener strips extending from said opposite C shaped tubular member;
- and
- the inside of said C shaped tubular members each having resilient compressible, longitudinally running strips.
A travel case pull handle comprising:
- p1 a pull handle attachment means for removably attaching a handle to a rolling travel case handle, wherein the rolling travel case handle is oriented substantially parallel to a ground surface;
- said attachment means comprising
- a pair of C shaped tubular members connected on one longitudinal side by a hinge member;
- a centrally located bearing capable of retaining an L shaped arm;
- said arm terminating in a connecting joint providing substantially universal rotation;
- said connecting joint connected to a handle;
- said handle having a downwardly extending portion for being grasped by a user's hand;
- said C shaped tubular members being releasably connectable by hook type fastener material on one outer surface and a pair of fabric loop fastener strips extending from said opposite C shaped tubular member;
- and
- the inside of said C shaped tubular members each having resilient compressible, longitudinally running strips.
A pull handle device for a rolling travel case comprising:
- p1 a pull handle attachment means for removably attaching a handle to a rolling travel case handle, wherein the rolling travel case handle is oriented substantially parallel to a ground surface;
- said attachment means comprising
- a pair of C shaped tubular members connected on one longitudinal side by a hinge member;
- a centrally located bearing capable of retaining an L shaped arm;
- said arm terminating in a connecting joint providing substantially universal rotation;
- said connecting joint connected to a handle;
- said handle having a downwardly extending portion for being grasped by a user's hand;
- said C shaped tubular members being releasably connectable by hook type fastener material on one outer surface and a pair of fabric loop fastener strips extending from said opposite C shaped tubular member;
- and
- the inside of said C shaped tubular members each having resilient compressible, longitudinally running strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.