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Pull handle of a trunk

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-08-18
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Granted: 1995-01-10
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Expires: 2013-08-18
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Abstract

Abstract An improved pull handle for use on a trunk is provided with an inverted U shaped grasp handle which is engaged with a hollow rod at each end thereof. Each hollow rod is inserted into a positioning tube. One of the positioning tubes is provided with a plurality of spaced slots thereon. An elongated rod having a press button associated with the top thereof is inserted into one of the hollow rods and a cam member is secured to the bottom end of the spring biased actuation rod. The cam member housed in a sleeve member having a slot disposed at the bottom thereof is in abutment against a spring biased base seat which is provided with a tilted surface in correspondence to the cam member. The base seat is supported in place by a round plate in the sleeve member. An extension tongue is disposed on the base seat and can stick out of or retract from the slot of the sleeve member and also the slots of the positioning tube when actuated by the cam member to slide outwardly or inwardly in the sleeve member. So, the length of the pull handle can be adjusted and be firmly retained at that adjusted length by way of the engagement of the extension tongue with the selected slot on the positioning tube.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chien-Shan Wang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 13:00
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C13/00; A45C13/26; A45C13/262; A45C2013/267

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 230 words
An improved pull handle for a trunk, comprising: an inverted U-shaped grasp handle having two ends; a pair of hollow rods each attached to one of said ends of said grasp handle; an actuation rod disposed in one of said hollow rods; a press button attached to a top end of said actuation rod; a cam member disposed at a bottom end of said actuation rod; a pair of positioning tubes in which said hollow rods are housed; a mushroom-shaped cap being engaged with a top end of each said positioning tube; a plurality of spaced slots disposed on the positioning tube in which said actuation rod is housed; a sleeve member having a supporting plate disposed at a bottom end thereof; a base seat disposed in said sleeve member and supported by said supporting plate; said base seat being spring biased and slidably abutting against said cam member; said base seat having a tilted surface on which said cam member can slidably move as said press button of said actuation rod is pushed downwardly or released so that said based seat can move back and forth in correspondence to the actuation of said press button and engage with or disengage from one of the slots on said positioning tube so as to permit said pull handle to be adjusted in length and retained in place at the adjusted position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 230 words
An improved pull handle for a trunk, comprising: an inverted U-shaped grasp handle having two ends; a pair of hollow rods each attached to one of said ends of said grasp handle; an actuation rod disposed in one of said hollow rods; a press button attached to a top end of said actuation rod; a cam member disposed at a bottom end of said actuation rod; a pair of positioning tubes in which said hollow rods are housed; a mushroom-shaped cap being engaged with a top end of each said positioning tube; a plurality of spaced slots disposed on the positioning tube in which said actuation rod is housed; a sleeve member having a supporting plate disposed at a bottom end thereof; a base seat disposed in said sleeve member and supported by said supporting plate; said base seat being spring biased and slidably abutting against said cam member; said base seat having a tilted surface on which said cam member can slidably move as said press button of said actuation rod is pushed downwardly or released so that said based seat can move back and forth in correspondence to the actuation of said press button and engage with or disengage from one of the slots on said positioning tube so as to permit said pull handle to be adjusted in length and retained in place at the adjusted position.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1998-01-09 1998-07-11 1999-01-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2002-01-09 2002-07-11 2003-01-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2006-01-09 2006-07-11 2007-01-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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