Abstract: A universally rotatable pivotal integral luggage handle for use with a piece of luggage having a retractable handle frame is provided. The handle includes a grasping portion and a luggage attachment portion. The grasping portion has a hand contacting portion and a base portion, with the base portion having a center section. The center section has a sidewall and a bottom surface. It has a vertical channel which exits at least from the bottom surface. The luggage attachment portion has an upper portion and a lower portion, with the upper portion having a sidewall and a top surface. The luggage attachment portion has a vertical channel which exits at least from the top surface. The grasping portion and the luggage attachment portion are rotatably connected by fastening means extending vertically through the respective channels.

Abstract: A universal luggage handle is provided for use with luggage to effectuate the moving of the luggage, with the luggage handle including a hand grasp, an intermediate member rotatably secured to the hand grasp, and a strap portion, with the strap portion secured to the intermediate member, and with the strap portion having fastening means to secure the strap portion to itself. The intermediate member has a base portion and at least one strap attachment portion. The hand grasp pivots relative to the intermediate member. The intermediate member has a gasket surrounding a section of the strap attachment portion, with the gasket being in contact with strap attachment portion, and with the gasket being in contact with the strap portion. The strap portion has a first side and a second side, with the first side being generally planar, but preferably having a raised portion. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the hand grasp is separated from the intermediate member by a grommet.