Abstract: A base frame assembly for suitcase trucks, including a base frame equipped with a pair of wheels and having two longitudinal sleeves; two first tubes respectively slidably coupled to the sleeves; two tubular stop members respectively fastened to the outer ends of the first tubes on the inside; two second tubes respectively slidably inserted through the tubular stop members into the first tubes, each second tube having an inner end fixedly mounted with a plug cap, which is stopped in place by one tubular stop member when the second tubes are extended out of the first tubes; two stands respectively fixed to the outer ends of the second tubes; and a transverse connecting bar connected between the stands.

Abstract: A retractable handle and wheel assembly includes a flat handle mounting frame and a circularly arched wheel mounting frame joined together and mounted on the back and bottom panel of a collapsible travel bag. Two wheel holders are respectively fastened to the wheel mounting frame each wheel holder having a wheel coupling portion fitted over a respective recessed hole on the wheel mounting frame to hold a respective wheel by a bearing and a channel bar bearing block fixedly fastened to the handle mounting frame to hold a respective channel bar, with a retractable handle sliding in an out of the channel bars, the retractable handle having two rubber blocks at two adjacent ends for positioning the handle at either end of each channel bar to hold the handle in the collapsed or extended out position.

Abstract: A handle assembly for carts and wheeled luggage includes a pair of tube assemblies disposed in substantially parallel relation and connected by a handle member. The tube assemblies carry locks that cooperate with the tubes to releasably lock the tube assemblies in an extended or a retracted position.

Abstract: An article of soft luggage, preferably a folding garment bag, has a soft shell forming outer walls, with wheels on the outer bottom wall and a flange and pocket engagement that fixes the bottom walls together when the bag is folded. The bottom wall is partitioned into left and right portions due to folding over of the ends of the bag, which has an inverted U-shape when closed and resting on the wheels. To stiffen the bottom walls of the left and right portions, and provide a mounting for the wheels, relatively stiffer gussets are affixed to the left and right cooperative portions, respectively. The two cooperative portions are connected by a flexible closure such as a zipper when the bag is closed. The zipper or the like defines a flexible seam that normally would permit the cooperative portions to be displaced relative to one another, for example rotating around the longitudinal axis of the zipper, interfering with positioning of the wheels mounted on each cooperative portion.

Abstract: A rigid and compact bicycle shipping container is used to ship a bicycle having a detached front wheel, a rear wheel, a pair of pedals, handle bars, and a frame with a front fork. The container comprises opposing top and bottom walls, a pair of side walls, a rear wall, and various mounting elements mounted to the bottom wall to detachably engage the bicycle. Each of the top and bottom walls has a generally triangular shape. The pair of side walls and the rear wall bridge the opposing top and bottom walls. The side walls and the rear wall are arranged to form a triangle. The mounting elements include a front fork mount detachably engaging the front fork of the bicycle, a wheel mount detachably engaging the detached front wheel of the bicycle, and a wheel track receiving the rear wheel of the bicycle. The shipping container securely and stably holds a bicycle while requiring minimal disassembly thereof.

Abstract: A suitcase has an extendable handle movable between extended and retracted positions, and wheels whereby the suitcase is tilted for transport on the wheels and manipulated via the handle. The case is generally rectilinear in shape, with the top, bottom, front, rear and side panels occupying orthogonal planes. The extensible handle can have a U-shape with spaced elongated arms extending from a central gripping portion and slidable in sockets in the case. The handle and wheels are mounted at the front and rear edges of the bottom wall, and two compartments are accessible by slide fasteners on the top and around an internal partition. The bottom panel is connected to the front and rear panels by front and rear inclined panel sections. The handle sockets are mounted on one inclined panel, permitting the handle to extend and retract. Wheel-carrying brackets are mounted on the other inclined panel, the wheel axes being fixed.

Abstract: A rolling suitcase (10), equipped with a pair of wheels (14) on one edge (18) of its base (26), can be transported by tilting the suitcase (10) so that only wheels (14) are in contact with the surface. A second set of wheels (20) are mounted on an adjacent narrower edge (24) of base (26). When approaching a narrow restriction the user would tilt suitcase (10) so that only wheels (20) are in contact with the surface, and proceed thru the restriction. A second embodiment utilizes a caster (36) near the corner of edge (18) and edge (24) in conjunction with a single wheel (14) or single wheel (20).

Abstract: A trunk case assembly includes a case body and a collapsible chair connected pivotably to a side face of the case body. The case body has a pair of engaging members and a positioning device fixed respectively to the upper and lower portions of the side face. A pair of crank arms is provided in order to connect the collapsible chair to the case body. The collapsible chair has two rectangular frames in a scissors configuration. Each crank arm has a first end connected pivotally to a respective one of the engaging members, and a second end connected pivotally to a respective one of the rectangular frames.

Abstract: A mechanism for attaching an auxiliary luggage case to a main luggage case including a cassette attached to the main luggage case, the cassette defining a elongated receptacle and a retention edge adjacent to the receptacle. The receptacle is adapted to receive the belt and the links connected to the belt when the belt and links are retracted to the main luggage case. An elongated flexible belt is attached at an inner end to the cassette, and has an attachment device connected to its outer end. A plurality of links are connected along the length of the belt. The belt is bent over the edge between the links to fix the position of the attachment device and the extension of the belt. The engagement of the edge with the link within the receptacle holds the belt and the attachment device in the position established by the selected location of the fold.

Abstract: A retractable handle assembly of a wheeled suitcase includes a handle, a receiving element, a first tube and a second tube. The handle has two legs, each leg having an inclined end formed on a distal end thereof, a slot defined in each of the legs. The receiving element has two ends, each end has a hole defined therein for the leg inserted therethrough, each of the two ends of the receiving element, a first end of the second tube and the slot of the leg have a pin extending therethrough. There is at least one resilient element disposed between the receiving element and the handle. The first tube is fixedly received in the suitcase and at least one hole is defined in a periphery thereof, the second tube is sized to be retractably received in the first tube and has an upper hole and a lower hole defined in a periphery thereof.

Abstract: A retractable travel bag handle assembly includes a retractable handle moved in and out of two cylindrical casings fixed to the inside of a travel bag, two socket caps mounted on the travel bag and connected to the cylindrical casings to prevent disconnection of the retractable handle from the cylindrical casings, wherein the retractable handle consists of two sleeves respectively coupled to the cylindrical casings by movable couplings and a substantially U-shaped handlebar having two opposite ends moved in and out of the sleeves, each movable coupling including a base block having two square projections at two opposite sides moved in two hollow side wings along the cylindrical casings, and a connecting rod having one end fixedly connected to one sleeve and an opposite end pivotably connected to the base block by a pivot for allowing the retractable handle to be turned relative to the travel bag to change the steering direction.

Abstract: An edge bumper guard assembly for a rollable suitcase luggage article is provided. The edge guard assembly has two edge guards located at the lower rear corners of the suitcase. Each of the edge guards protects a section of the lower, rear and side panels of a suitcase body forming a part of the rollable suitcase. Each of the guards also rotatably supports a wheel in close proximity to the side panels and protects the wheels from impacts with obstructions as the suitcase is being pulled along the surface. The two edge guards are interconnected by a spanning member so that the edge guards may be used on suitcase bodies having differing width dimensions.

Abstract: The handle device includes a frame member and a handle member. The frame member has a pair of longitudinal grooves, while the handle member has two first tubes mounted securely in the longitudinal grooves, at least one of the first tubes being provided with a plurality of longitudinally aligned holes, and a U-shaped handle with two opposed second tubes inserted slidably in the first tubes. A spring-loaded projection member is mounted to the first end of the second tube which is enclosed by the first tube that is formed with the longitudinally aligned holes. A spring-biased actuating lever is mounted pivotally to the U-shaped handle such that a front end of the actuating lever is located nearer to the second tube than a rear end of the same. A rigid connecting stick is disposed inside the second tube and connects the spring-loaded projection member to the front end of the actuating lever. When the lever is at the normal condition, the spring-loaded projection member engages one of the holes of the first tube.

Abstract: A device for transporting a suitcase is provided including a removeable wheel assembly and two supporting brackets which are permanently attached integral with the suitcase. The wheel assembly includes a handle which is welded to the assembly axle and is used to install the wheel assembly on the brackets by positioning the axle across the brackets, parallel to the bottom surface of the suitcase, then rotating the handle and axle through an angle until the axle and handle are retained by the brackets. The suitcase may then be easily transported over uneven surfaces on the two large wheels provided by the device. An alternate embodiment provides a plastic handle that may be removed for convenient storage.

Abstract: A portable computer carry case assembly, to be used to safely and securely contain and transport a portable computer and various accessories therefor, the assembly having a main housing which is divided into a top compartment and a bottom compartment by a divider panel. Included within the top compartment are various support members which receive the portable computer suspended thereon in such a manner that the keyboard portion of the portable computer will be co-planar with a top edge of the main housing, and which straddle the portable computer to prevent sliding within the top compartment.

Abstract: A luggage case includes a luggage receptacle with an openable lid at the top and a plurality of wheels extendable from the undersurface to support the case in rolling translation along a surface. A handle assembly includes a pair of strut assemblies secured to opposed sides of the receptacle and a handle extending transversely between distal ends of the strut assemblies. The receptacle includes a first pair of channels formed in opposed sides of the receptacle to secure the strut assemblies in a retracted, storage position with the handle abutting one end of the case. A second pair of channels are formed in opposed sides of the receptacle to support the strut assemblies in an erected, operative position to enable pushing, pulling, and steering the case in rolling fashion. The first and second channels formed in each side intersect, and a pivot assembly at the intersection supports the proximal end of each strut assembly.

Abstract: A retractable luggage handle mounting hardware including a top mounting frame, a sleeve holder and a bottom mounting frame respectively fastened to a luggage on the inside to hold a retractable handle, wherein the luggage has an opening on the top panel thereof aligned with the top mounting frame, and a cover flap fastened to the top panel by a zip fastener to close the opening of the top panel permitting the hand grip to be concealed inside the luggage when the retractable handle is collapsed.

Abstract: The partitionable traveling bag includes a support wall, an external covering including a body portion and a lid portion, a perimeter support band, and a partition material secured within the body portion between the support wall and the perimeter support band. The partition material spans across the traveling bag's body portion partitioning the traveling bag into front and rear compartments, while simultaneously providing structural support to the traveling bag. The partition material includes a zippered flap portion providing access to the rear compartment without having to detach the partition material from the body portion of the traveling bag. The partitionable traveling bag additionally includes a base plate, at least two wheel assemblies attached to the base plate, and an extendable handle assembly attached to the base plate and extending through the rear compartment of the traveling bag.

Abstract: A foldaway luggage pull handle includes a handle having a pivot joint pivotally fastened to a suitcase by a mounting plate and a locating plate. The pivot joint consists of a polygonal shaft, a pair of inner knobs mounted around the shaft and secured against rotary motion relative to the shaft, a spring stopped between the inner knobs, and a pair of outer knobs turned by the shaft and respectively meshed with the inner knobs, wherein when the handle is turned, the outer knobs are disengaged from the inner knobs, thus permitting the handle to be moved to a desired angle, so that when the handle is released, the outer and inner knobs are meshed into engagement, thus again causing the handle to be firmly retained in the adjusted position.

Abstract: A swivel foot includes a mounting block fixedly fastened to a travel bag at the bottom, and a rectangular swivel block having one end pivotally fastened to the mounting block through a plug joint, wherein the swivel block has a raised portion alternatively engaged into either of two locating recesses on the mounting block for permitting the swivel block to be retained in an inward position in parallel with the mounting block or an outward position perpendicular to the mounting block.

Abstract: A steering apparatus for steering an article of luggage, such as a suitcase, as it is pulled on and along an underlying support surface in a desired direction. An elongated member is connected to the suitcase via a ball and socket arrangement and a handle is rotatably mounted to the distal end of the member. The handle is manipulatable in and into a plurality of positions to omnidirectionally rotate the ball relative to the socket and thereby steer the article in a particular direction. In the preferred embodiment, the member is formed of an elongated arm and a relatively shorter connecting member that extends from the ball and is pivotally connected to the arm upon which the handle is mounted. The arm may, in turn, be formed of a pair of telescoping rods.

Abstract: An extendable handle for a luggage including two parallel side rails each including an inner telescopic member, a sleeve having a cylindrical portion at an upper part and a semi-cylindrical portion at a lower part, a plug having an upper cylindrical portion and a lower cylindrical portion having a larger outer diameter than the upper cylindrical portion. The upper cylindrical portion is fitted into a lower end of the inner telescopic member, the lower cylindrical portion having a slot which divides the lower cylindrical portion into two legs. The legs are provided at an outer side with a plurality of hemispherical protuberances adapted to the cavities of the sleeve, and an outer telescopic member has an upper end in which is inserted the sleeve. The outer telescopic member has a tongue adapted to engage with the recess of the sleeve.

Abstract: An article of luggage having a container body of the fabric-wall type can have a pull handle along its bottom and a wheel assembly by which the article is guided over the ground or floor. The wheel assembly comprises wheel housing members and, if desired, an impact shield member or spacer between the wheel housing members which enables the length of the wheel assembly to be adjusted to suit different widths of the article to which the assembly is to be applied. The handle can be withdrawn from a frame within the article which provides structure for the latter.

Abstract: A retractable luggage carrying handle positioning device comprised of two outer tubes connected between two tubular mounting blocks on an upper mounting frame and two tubular mounting blocks on a lower mounting frame, two inner tubes linked by a hand grip and made to slide in two outer tubes, wherein two friction blocks are retained in a respective hole on either tubular mounting block on the upper mounting frame and controlled by a toothed lever to stop against either inner tube in holding it at the desired position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable towing handle for a trunk to provide a towing structure that is convenient and practical to use and to increase the convenience for the use of the trunk. The adjustable handle has a support seat, two fixed rods, two adjustable ends, a fixed rod seat, and a control tube, with two pins. The control tube with springs and two pins are attached in the support seat and sealed with a coverplate. The fixed rod extends between the fixing rod seat and the support seat on the back of a trunk or case body. A handle is mounted on the adjustable ends and they are inserted into the two fixed rods. The pins are rotated by the motion of a body on the control tube to retain or release the adjustable rods to effect the adjusting and positioning of the adjustable handle.

Abstract: A carrier bag including a box member having a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates that extend from the outer-periphery of the bottom plate in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the bottom plate. The box member is defined with an opening which is always oriented in an upper-diagonal direction relative to a surface when the box member is positioned on the surface with either the bottom plate or one of the side plates being in contact therewith. Furthermore, the carrier bag is provided with a caster at each corner portion defined between the bottom plate and one of the side plates. The opening is covered with a fastenable and unfastenable cover. The carrier bag is thereby fabricated so as to allow articles to be put therein in downward and side directions in relation to the surface. Thus, the carrier bag provides a choice of storage space for each size and shape of article.

Abstract: A dive gear valet case is provided which consists of a receptacle having a plurality of compartments for storing various dive gear equipment therein. A cover is hinged to the receptacle to close over the receptacle. A mechanism is transporting the receptacle with the cover along a surface, so that the dive gear valet case can be moved to different locations.

Abstract: A catalog case has a molded body attached to its bottom or hinge thereto and forming channels for the shanks of a pull-out handle which can be used to pull the case along. Preferably the case has two wheels at the rear end opposite the handle so that the case can be tilted upwardly about these wheels and pulled along the ground or floor while the wheel rides thereon. The pull-out handle can engage in grips at both ends of its travel so that the handle is only fixed relative to its guides at the opposite ends of its travel.

Abstract: A hand truck for carrying luggage having two wheel holders slidably fastened to a base frame thereof at two opposite ends and locked in position by a respective lock pin. The base frame has a longitudinal through hole through two opposite ends thereof, and two series of pin holes longitudinally spaced near the two opposite ends and respectively perpendicularly communicated with the longitudinal through hole. Each wheel holder comprises a bearing plate provided with a wheel at the bottom, a mounting rod horizontally extended from the bearing plate at one side and slidably inserted into the longitudinal through hole on the base frame and releasably locked in position by a respective lock pin being inserted into either pin hole at either end of the base frame, the mounting rod having a longitudinal series of pin holes for alternatively connecting to either pin holes at either end of the base frame by the respective lock pin.

Abstract: An article of luggage has a handle received in a frame disposed along the interior rear wall of a flexible case to allow the article to be pulled along the ground or floor on wheels mounted in a wheel assembly affixed to the bottom of an article. The bottom plate has a pull-out ledge on which other luggage can be mounted and held in place by an elastic strap which is affixed to the case and can encircle the additional article or be buckled out of the way along the outer rear wall of the case.

Abstract: A suitcase has an extendable handle movable between extended and retracted positions, and wheels whereby the suitcase is tilted for transport on the wheels and manipulated via the handle. The case is generally rectilinear in shape, with the top, bottom, front, rear and side panels occupying orthogonal planes. The extensible handle can have a U-shape with spaced elongated arms extending from a central gripping portion and slidable in sockets in the case. The handle and wheels are mounted at the front and rear edges of the bottom wall, and two compartments are accessible by slide fasteners on the top and around an internal partition. The bottom panel is connected to the front and rear panels by front and rear inclined panel sections. The handle sockets are mounted on one inclined panel, permitting the handle to extend and retract. Wheel-carrying brackets are mounted on the other inclined panel, the wheel axes being fixed.

Abstract: A carrying case assembly is provided with a case defining an enclosed interior, and a collapsible handle assembly disposed within the case. The handle assembly includes a push button which allows the handle to collapse within the case. Wheels are provided on the outside of the case so that, in conjunction with the extended handle, the case may be transported as if it were a wheeled cart.

Abstract: An article of wheeled luggage is provided with retractible outriggers that can be extended beyond the lateral sides of the article of luggage, thus to provide stabilization for the luggage and militate against accidental tipping over of the luggage during towing of the article of wheeled luggage.

Abstract: The luggage case is supplied in a pack for assembly by a customer. The pack includes a base shell 12 and a lid shell 14 nested together one within the other. The pack also includes a package containing feet and wheels for attachment to the outside of the case to support the case on the ground when it has been assembled, and hinge pins for securing the shells together. The package may be located between the shells. The pack is adapted to nest with a similar pack so that several packs can be stacked together for storage.

Abstract: A luggage case has a luggage receptacle with an openable lid at the top and sets of front and rear wheels at the undersurface which support the case in a self stabilizing manner as it is traveled along a floor, walkway or the like in an untilted orientation. A handle for facilitating such travel has a pair of telescoping arms with first ends that are pivoted to opposite sides of the back region of the receptacle and opposite ends linked by a cross member. The handle may be pivoted to and latched at an inclined active position at which it extends to a location which is both vertically and horizontally spaced from the back end of the luggage receptacle and a compacted inactive position at which the arms extend back along the sides of the receptacle and the cross link extends along the front surface of the receptacle. The wheels are preferably retractable to enable direct resting of the case on a supporting surface. Optionally, a child seat may be fastened to the case during traveling of the case.

Abstract: Luggage cases, especially if they are large and bulky, usually have wheels and glides or legs to hold the case upright when loaded and permit the case to be pulled or wheeled. These same large cases present a large volume--an advantage when actually being used to carry clothing. However, this large volume is a disadvantage during packaging, storage and shipping after manufacture, such as between the factory and the store where it is sold. This large volume is a disadvantage also when the case is being stored by the owner between trips. Shown here is a case (10) with easily removable wheels (11) and feet (13). These external fittings attach to the outside of the luggage shell and have a projection (92) which extends to an aperture (90) in the wall of the case shell to the inside of the case. A manually releasable latch (96), such as a clip, engages and disengages this projection from the inside of the case to mount the wheel and leg to the outside of the case.

Abstract: The invention is an attachable pull handle for suitcases which are mounted on rollers. A pull handle is encased in a rectangular plastic housing with its hand grip portion protruding out. The housing is intended to be screwed to the top side of a suitcase. The pull handle is a rectangular cross-section rod with a hand grip at one end and two pins protruding 90 degrees to its axis at its other end. The housing cover includes a channel, allowing the pull handle rod to slide longitudinally inside the housing. A manually adjustable bridge stop is located about midway along the housing length, so that the pull handle may be used with only half its length extended, providing a rigid handle for pulling a suitcase. The pull handle can also be used fully extended and pivoted on the end of the housing at any comfortable angle for pulling a suitcase.

Abstract: A wheeled luggage including a body portion formed with a recess at two corners, a L-shaped member mounted the bottom of the body portion, an axle disposed on the L-shaped member and mounted across the two corners, two wheel protectors each fitted in the recess of the body portion, two wheels each pivotally connected with an end of the axle, two sleeves each including a plug having a cylindrical portion enclosed with a plurality of clamping members having a hook portion at the lower end and an annular member having an inner diameter which is just equal to an outer diameter of a cylinder formed by the clamping members, the annular member being shorter than the clamping members in height, the plug being fitted on a top of the body portion, the annular member being put on to the clamping members of plug, two tubular members having a lower end vertically mounted on the L-shaped member and an upper end inserted between the cylindrical portion and the clamping members of the plug, and a handle having two pull rods e

Abstract: An improved durable and damage resistant carry-on case having a built-in travel cart capable of being towed by itself or with several pieces of luggage. The handle of the cart can be retracted for convenient storage.

Abstract: An article of wheeled luggage is provided with retractible outriggers that can be extended beyond the lateral sides of the article of luggage, thus to provide stabilization for the luggage and militate against accidental tipping over of the luggage during towing of the article of wheeled luggage.

Abstract: A two way towable luggage case comprising a generally parallelepiped body portion having a bottom wall, a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls; said bottom wall having a predetermined longitudinal axis and a predetermined width axis perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; said longitudinal axis defining a first towable direction and said width axis defining a second towable direction; a pair of longitudinally spaced first wheels mounted in fixed axle casters adjacent a first edge of said bottom wall and proximate to said front and rear walls; said first wheels rotating about caster axes parallel to said width axis; a pair of longitudinally spaced second wheels mounted in swivelable casters mounted adjacent a second edge of said bottom wall opposite said first edge; said swivelable casters having swivelable caster axes, whereby said second wheels may rotate on axes parallel to either of said predetermined longitudinal and said predetermined width axes; a telescopic handle associated with sa

Abstract: A wheeled assembly that is removably attachable to a garment bag. The wheeled assembly is affixed to the folded garment bag with a zipper. The wheeled assembly is tilted forward and the attached garment bag rides on the wheeled assembly. Both the wheeled assembly and the garment bag have rigid structural features to provide the structural integrity needed to roll the garment bag. The wheeled assembly has a retractable handle that telescopes upward so that a user can pull the rolling garment bag.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a tractive baggage handcart comprising a travel case, a tractive retractable device on the back of said travel case, a base retractable device on the bottom of said travel case, a tie belt and a foldable chair, wherein the tractive retractable device is provided with telescopic upper, middle and lower retractable pipes for shortening or lengthening the vertical dimension of the handcart. An extensible shelf is slidably mounted on the underside of the base for supporting a second travel case in front of the travel case positioned on the base. The tie belt can be extended around the two travel cases to retain them as a unitary package on the handcart.

Abstract: An improved carry-on case having a built-in travel cart capable of being towed by itself or with several pieces of luggage. The handle of the cart can be retracted for convenient storage. The handle forms a part of a wheel assembly which can be selectively secured to the case having two positions to enable the case to be towed or used as a lift.

Abstract: A suitcase includes a hollow suitcase body which has a front side wall, a rear side wall that is formed with a longitudinally extending recess, and a wheel unit that is mounted on a lower end portion of the rear side wall. A foldable plate is mounted pivotally on the front side wall and is turnable outward to a carrying position in which the foldable plate is generally perpendicular to the front side wall. A cover plate is mounted on the rear side wall to cover the recess. A strap mounting frame is mounted on an inner face of the cover plate and has a top portion provided with a horizontally extending first hook support, a rotatable shaft, and a strap wound on the shaft and having one end fixed thereto. A handle member has two upright tubular portions which are inserted slidably into two upright tubular sleeves formed on the inner face of the cover plate. The handle member further has a horizontal second hook support extending across distal top ends of the tubular portions.

Abstract: A folding garment bag including flexible inner and outer cover panels, an internal pivotal frame mechanism, and a handle extendable from inside the bag to full extension for pulling in a direction of minimum width. The garment bag can be tightly folded and bound for compact stowing, or released, whereupon the frame mechanism is spring loaded to force the folded halves of the bag apart in an inverted V-shape configuration. The frame mechanism includes wheels protruding beyond the cover panels for wheeled transport.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle for a suitcase, which has a bottom surface, a top surface, and at least four sides where a first and second sides oppose one another and a third and fourth sides oppose one another. The suitcase further includes a plurality of wheels disposed on the bottom surface to provide transitional movement of the suitcase when the suitcase is pivoted about the plurality of wheels and placed in an inclined position.The handle comprising a first and second straps each having a first and second ends, the first and second straps being coupled to opposite sides of the suitcase.

Abstract: A piece of luggage in the form of a suitcase of a rectangular configuration having a flat top, a flat bottom and flat sides. Four wheels are mounted at the corners of the bottom. Elongated rigid arcuate members are mounted on the corners of the suitcase and each extends from the top of the suitcase to a plane beyond the bottom of the suitcase to protect the wheels. The top of the suitcase is formed of a soft fabric material with a zippered portion to permit access to the interior of the suitcase. A pull strap and a carrying handle are provided. A rigid plastic tray is mounted inside the suitcase and engages the bottom and the sides to provide strength and rigidity to the suitcase.

Abstract: A wheeled suitcase has a handle connected via a cabling mechanism to a brake or lock for at least one wheel. A first spring mechanism acts upon the brake or lock in a locking direction with a lesser force than that of a second spring mechanism acting upon the cabling mechanism in the opposite direction. Engagement of the handle by the user releases the brake. The relaxation of the second spring mechanism allows the first spring mechanism to reengage the brake when the handle is released.

Abstract: A luggage steering device is formed of a hollow sleeve carried on a front wall or side of a typically wheeled article of luggage. Within the sleeve is coaxially positioned a hollow tube capable of axial rotation within and relative to the sleeve. A rigid steering rod is mounted for longitudinally-slidable coaxial insertion into and extraction from the tube. Hingedly connected to the rigid rod is an anchor which remains captively within and in predetermined axial registration with the tube while the rigid rod and hinge portion are extracted from the tube. The pivotal connection allows the rigid steering rod to be pivotally displaced upwardly and downwardly in a substantially vertical plane. The axial registration of the steering rod anchor to the swiveling inner tube assures that, in addition to vertically pivotal movement, the steering rod may be radially swiveled or rotated about a substantially horizontal plane by virtue of a mechanical connection between the anchor and the inner tube.