LUGGAGE CASE
A luggage case includes a case body, a handle, and at least one cable. The handle is retractably connected to the case body and includes a shaft and a hand grip, wherein the shaft has one end connected to the case body and the other end connected to the hand grip. The shaft is retractable to adjust a distance between the hand grip and the case body. The cable has one end connected to the hand grip and the other end connected to the case body. The cable extends and is exposed between the hand grip and the case body when the shaft extends out from the case body. The cable retracts in a winding manner as the shaft retracts to the case body.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a luggage case. Particularly, the present invention relates to a luggage case having accessory cables.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Today luggage cases have become a requisite accessory of miscellaneous people who travel frequently, and a variety of luggage cases in different size can be selected depending on situations, such as traveling abroad, business trip, or shipping items between locations. In addition to size, a variety of designs are provided, such as hard case and soft case. Moreover, some luggage cases have one or more zipper pockets on the outer side for accommodating small items. However, generally, luggage cases are not designed for easy access to items accommodated therein during the trip or shipping. Luggage cases are usually designed to have a closed configuration for convenient movement while a hand grip and wheels are disposed on the exterior of the luggage case to facilitate the user's operation and the mobility of luggage case.
On the other hand, it is common that users often make good use of the wheels to put the personal carry-on bag or belongings on the luggage case to be moved together. Because of a concise outline of luggage case, the users usually can merely put the personal carry-on bag or belongings near the hand grip or the handle shaft. However, because of the shaking caused by movements of the luggage case, the accessories attached to or disposed on the luggage case are mostly not steadily fixed thereon and even drop down to the floor interrupting the movement. As a result, it is desired to provide a luggage case for steadily supporting personal carry-on bags or small luggage disposed thereon to be smoothly moved with the luggage case.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of the present invention to provide a luggage case having accessory cables.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a luggage case for shipping items that may differ in size.
The luggage case of the present invention includes a case body, a handle, and at least one cable. The handle is retractably connected to the case body and includes a shaft and a hand grip, wherein the shaft has one end connected to the case body and the other end connected to the hand grip. The shaft is retractable to adjust a distance between the hand grip and the case body. The cable has one end connected to the hand grip and the other end connected to the case body. The cable extends and is exposed between the hand grip and the case body when the shaft extends out from the case body. The cable retracts in a winding manner as the shaft retracts to the case body.
The luggage case of the present invention further includes a winding wheel disposed in the hand grip and/or the case body; the at least one cable is wound around the winding wheel as the handle retracts toward the case body.
As
Preferably, as shown in
The hand grip 120 can be formed as rod-like, flat piece-like, or other suitable shapes, such as a shape suitable for hand gripping. Instead of a long and narrow shape with two ends connected to the two poles of the shaft as shown in FIG. 1A, the hand grip 120 may be formed like a shorter bar or be a knob with its middle portion connected to the single pole of the shaft 150 as shown in
When the luggage case 10a is in use, the user usually holds the hand grip 120 to pull out the handle 100. As such, the retractable shaft 150 extends out from the case body 300 so that the distance between the hand grip 120 and the case body 300 is adjustable. When the luggage case 10a is not in use; the user usually pushes the hand grip 120 downward so that the shaft 150 retracts toward the case body 300, enabling the handle 100 to be in a storage state, i.e. received in the case body 300.
In the embodiment shown in
The cable 200 of the luggage case 10a of the present invention has one end connected to the hand grip 120 and the other end connected to the case body 300, so that the cable 200 is retractably connected between the hand grip 120 and the case body 300. The cable 200 is preferably a flexible structure in comparison to the shaft 150, so that the length of the cable 200 between the hand grip 120 and the case body 300 is adjustable in a winding or folding manner. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cable 200 extends and is exposed between the hand grip 120 and the case body 300 when the shaft 150 extends out from the case body 300, and at least a portion of the cable 200 retracts in a winding manner as the shaft 150 retracts to the case body 300. Specifically, the cable 200 is preferably wound in the hand grip 120 (as shown in
The at least one cable 200 includes a single or multiple cables 200. In a case of multiple cables, the cables 200 are preferably spaced apart and aligned with the shaft 150. In the preferred embodiment shown in
In the embodiment that the shaft 150 includes a single pole, as shown in
The unwound or folded length of the cable 200 is preferably greater than a vertical distance between the hand grip 120 and the top portion 350, so that the end of the cable 200 connected to the case body 300 passes the accommodation space 400 in the top portion 350 and is received inside the case body 300. As such, it is a part of the unwound cable 200 exposed between the hand grip 120 and the top portion 350. Depending on the movement of the handle 100/hand grip 120 relative to the top portion 350, the exposed part of the cable 200 is variable in length. Specifically, when the handle 100 moves toward the top potion 350 such as the hand grip 120 being pushed, the distance between the hand grip 120 and the case body 300 is shorten, the cable 200 is wound from the end connected to the hand grip 120 and/or the other end received inside the case body 300 so that the part exposed between the hand grip 120 and the top portion 350 is then received inside the hand grip 120 and/or the case body 300.
As shown in
In addition, the luggage case 10a further includes a supporting element 130 disposed in the hand grip 100 and an opening 105 formed on a side of the hand grip 100 facing the top portion 350, which is preferable for the cable 200 to pass therethrough. The portion of the cable 200 in the hand grip 120 may extend along the hang grip 100 between the winding wheel 110 and the supporting element 130, passing by the supporting element 130, extends out of the hang grip 100 through the opening 105 and naturally hangs down. In other words, the supporting element 130 could change an extending direction of the cable 200 and mediate together with the opening 105 where the cable 200 is located relative to the shaft 150. The other end of the unwound cable 200 is received inside the case body 300, wherein another winding wheel may be optionally disposed in the case body 300 so that the cable 200 may has the end received inside the case body 300 being connected to the winding wheel and wound therearound.
In addition, the winding wheel 110 and/or the supporting element 130 give the cable 200 a tension or mediate a hanging direction of the cable 200.
In the embodiment shown in
Material of the cable 200 may be selected from metal, plastic, and rubber, and is preferably flexible material. On the other hand, the cable 200 may be replaced by flat strip such as a rubber belt. As
Although the preferred embodiments of present invention have been described herein, the above description is merely illustrative. The preferred embodiments disclosed will not limited the scope of the present invention. Further modification of the invention herein disclosed will occur to those skilled in the respective arts and all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A luggage case, comprising:
- a case body;
- a handle retractably connected to the case body, the handle including a shaft and a hand grip, wherein one end of the shaft is connected to the case body and the other end of the shaft is connected to the hand grip, the shaft is retractable to adjust a distance between the hand grip and the case body; and
- at least one cable having one end connected to the hand grip and the other end connected to the case body; wherein the at least one cable extends and is exposed between the hand grip and the case body when the shaft extends out from the case body, and the at least one cable retracts in a winding manner as the shaft retracts to the case body.
2. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein a portion of the at least one cable is wound in the hand grip or the case body as the handle retracts toward the case body.
3. The luggage case of claim 2, further including a winding wheel disposed in the hand grip, the at least one cable is wound around the winding wheel as the handle retracts toward the case body.
4. The luggage case of claim 3, further including a supporting element disposed in the hand grip, wherein an extending direction of the at least one cable unwound from the winding wheel is changed after passing by the supporting element.
5. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the hand grip further has an opening formed on a side of the hand grip facing the case body to allow the cable to pass therethrough.
6. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the at least one cable exposed between the hand grip and the case body is substantially parallel to the shaft and forms a support plane together with the shaft.
7. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the shaft includes two poles disposed side by side, and the at least one cable is disposed between the two poles and spaced from the two poles.
8. The luggage case of claim 2, further including a winding wheel disposed in the case body, the at least one cable is wound around the winding wheel as the handle retracts toward the case body.
9. The luggage case of claim 8, further including a supporting element disposed in the case body, wherein an extending direction of the at least one cable unwound from the winding wheel is changed after passing by the supporting element.
10. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the hand grip further has an opening formed on the case body to allow the cable to pass therethough.
11. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the at least one cable is substantially unseeable as the handle retracts to the case body to enable the handle to be in a storage state.
12. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the shaft includes a single pole; the at least one cable is connected to the hand grip near one end of the hand grip that is away from the single pole, and the at least one cable and the single pole form a support plane.
13. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the at least one cable includes multiple cables, and the cables are spaced apart and aligned with the shaft.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 28, 2012
Publication Date: Jan 9, 2014
Applicant: Sinoxlock (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (Kunshan)
Inventor: Renny Tse-Haw LING (Chung-Ho City)
Application Number: 13/730,417