Wheeled luggage and associated devices
Assignee500 Group, Inc.
InventorsPaolo M. B. Tiramani, John A. Bozak
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Abstract
A luggage article including first rollers and selectively deployable or nondeployable second rollers. The luggage article includes a handle that is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The user can selectively deploy or not deploy the second rollers even when the handle is in the extended position. An improved detent device and also an improved caster system are also disclosed. Also, a wheeled panel mechanism by itself for use not only with luggage but also other articles such as carts, dollies and baby carriages, is disclosed.
Claims3
A luggage article including a handle movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said handle including detent means comprising:
- a detent mechanism including a detent housing and a movable detent;
- a button mounted in said handle;
- a tensioning member mounted on the handle, the tensioning member including a surface and being pivotable about a pivot point between a first orientation and a second orientation, the button being operatively engageable with the tensioning member at a location offset from the pivot point to pivot the tensioning member between the first and second orientations;
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- a cable extending between the detent and the tensioning member, the cable being mounted to the tensioning member, at least a portion of the cable being windable about the surface of the tensioning member, a greater portion of the cable being wound about the surface when the tensioning member is in the second orientation than when the tensioning member is in the first orientation, the detent being movable according to the rotational position of the tensioning member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.