Retractable handle assembly

Claim 1

A handle assembly comprising: two tubes including an upper portion and a lower portion, a first of said tubes including an opening formed therein, two rods slidably engaged in said tubes and each including a lower portion, said lower portion of a first of said rods including an orifice formed therein for aligning with either of said openings, a catch engaged in said lower portion of said first rod and including a projection engaging through said orifice for engaging with either of said openings, a spring biasing said projection to engage with said openings, a pawl including a first end pivotally coupled to said lower portion of said first rod and a second end for engaging with said catch and for forcing said catch against said spring, a button engaged on top of said first rod and including a column extended downward for engaging with said pawl and for actuating said pawl, said catch being forced against said spring in order to disengage said projection from said openings when said pawl is rotated by said column and when said button is depressed, said rods being freely movable in said tube when said projection is disengaged from said openings, a cap engaged in said lower portion of said first rod and including an aperture for aligning with said orifice and said openings, said catch being engaged in said cap and said projection being engaged through said aperture and said orifice, said pawl being pivotally coupled to said cap and located above said catch, a frame including two legs having an upper portion pivotally coupled to said upper portions of said tubes, each of said legs including an inclined groove formed therein, each of said tubes including a slot longitudinally formed therein, each of said lower portions of said rods including a guide means extending through said slots for engaging with said inclined grooves of said legs, each of said inclined grooves including a lower portion and an upper portion, said frame being pivotally moved toward said tubes when said guide means are moved into engagement with said lower portions of said inclined grooves and said frame being pivotally moved away from said tubes when said guide means are moved into engagement with said upper portions of said inclined grooves, and said guide means being secured to said cap for slidably engaging with said inclined grooves.