US2017340081A1PendingUtilityA1

Luggage handle with a swivel lock

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Assignee: JOSE BOBANPriority: May 27, 2016Filed: May 27, 2016Published: Nov 30, 2017
Est. expiryMay 27, 2036(~9.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Boban Jose
A45C 2013/267A45C 13/262A45C 2013/265
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Abstract

A luggage handle with a swivel lock includes a handle body having a proximal end and a distal end. The luggage handle includes a grip. The luggage handle includes a swivel joining the grip to the distal end of the handle body, the swivel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion free to rotate with respect to the second portion, the swivel having an axis of rotation. The luggage handle includes a clutch having a first member rotationally fixed to the first portion and a second member rotationally fixed to the second portion, the second member movable between a first position rotationally fixed to the first member and a second position that is not rotationally fixed to the first member.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A luggage handle with a swivel lock, the handle comprising:
 a handle body having a proximal end and a distal end;   a grip;   a swivel joining the grip to the distal end of the handle body, the swivel comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion free to rotate with respect to the second portion, the swivel having an axis of rotation; and   a clutch comprising a first member rotationally fixed to the first portion and a second member rotationally fixed to the second portion, the second member movable between a first position rotationally fixed to the first member and a second position that is not rotationally fixed to the first member.   
     
     
         2 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the handle is attached to an item of luggage. 
     
     
         3 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the first member of the clutch further comprises teeth projecting axially with respect to the axis of the swivel. 
     
     
         4 . The handle of  claim 3 , wherein the second member is formed to engage the teeth when in the first position. 
     
     
         5 . The handle of  claim 3 , where the second member further comprises a bar that fits between the teeth of the first member when the second member is in the first position. 
     
     
         6 . The handle of  claim 1  further comprising an actuator accessible from outside the grip, the actuator mechanically coupled to the second member so that displacement of the actuator in a first direction moves the second member into the second position. 
     
     
         7 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the swivel further comprises a hollow passage passing through the swivel in a direction axial to the axis of rotation of the swivel. 
     
     
         8 . The handle of  claim 7 , wherein the clutch further comprises an extension passing through the hollow passage of the swivel. 
     
     
         9 . The handle of  claim 8 , wherein the extension is rotationally fixed to the second member of the clutch. 
     
     
         10 . The handle of  claim 9 , wherein the extension is rotationally fixed to the second portion of the swivel. 
     
     
         11 . The handle of  claim 9 , wherein the passage has a first cross-sectional shape and the extension has a second cross-sectional shape that does not permit the rotation of the extension with respect to the passage. 
     
     
         12 . The handle of  claim 11 , wherein the extension is offset from the axis of rotation of the swivel. 
     
     
         13 . The handle of  claim 9 , further comprising an actuator accessible from outside the grip, the actuator mechanically coupled to the second member of the clutch using the extension so that displacement of the actuator in a first direction moves the second member into the second position. 
     
     
         14 . The handle of  claim 1  further comprising a biasing means having a bias that urges the second member into the first position. 
     
     
         15 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the grip has an interior space, and the clutch is located in the interior space of the grip. 
     
     
         16 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the body of the handle has an interior space, and the clutch is located in the interior space of the handle body.

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