Pull handle for roller mounted suitcases

Claim 1

A pull handle for a roller mounted suitcase, including, in combination: (a) an elongated supporting tube of square cross-section secured to said suitcase; (b) an extension member of square cross-section having a gripping handle on one end and having its other end telescopically slidable into and out of one end of said supporting tube the square cross-section of the supporting and extension member preventing relative rotation therebetween; (c) cooperating indexing means on said supporting tube and member for holding said member in a given extended telescoped position relative to said supporting tube so that said member is at a sufficient distance from the suitcase for convenient gripping by a user for guiding said roller mounted suitcase along the ground, said cooperating indexing means including a lever element pivotally mounted inside the hollow extension member having one end projecting through an opening in said member towards the surrounding side wall of said supporting tube, a cavity structure in said supporting tube in a position to receive said pin when said extension member is telescopically extended to said given extended telescoped position, and a spring means in said extension member biasing said lever in a manner to urge said pin laterally outwardly; (d) manual release means operable by a person gripping said handle comprising a slide rod extending from said gripping handle within said extension member to said lever such that manual pushing of said rod end at said gripping handle causes the other end of the slide rod to rock said lever in a direction retracting said pin from said cavity structure in said supporting tube, thereby releasing said extension member and permitting said member to be fully retracted into said supporting tube when not in use.