Retractable luggage handle assembly

Claim 1

A handle assembly comprising: a pair of ducts wherein each duct includes an upper portion having an opening formed therein, a pair of tubes slidably engaged in said ducts respectively, said tubes each including a lower portion having an aperture formed therein and an upper portion having an orifice formed therein, a pair of pipes slidably engaged in said tubes wherein each pipe includes a lower portion having a hole formed therein and an upper portion having a handle secured thereon, a hand grip slidably engaged in said handle, means for biasing said hand grip downward and outward of said handle, link means engaged in said pipes and secured to said hand grip so as to be moved in concert with said hand grip, a first actuator secured to said link means and moved in concert with said link means, said first actuator including a first cam means provided therein, a first securing means engaged in said lower portion of said pipes and including a first latch means for engaging with said hole and said orifice so as to secure said pipe to said tube and so as to prevent said pipe from moving relative to said tube, and means for biasing said first latch means to engage with said hole and said orifice, said first cam means of said first actuator being engaged with said first latch means so as to disengage said first latch means from said orifice when said first actuator is moved toward said handle by said hand grip, said first latch means including at least one ear extended therefrom for engaging with said first cam means so as to allow said first latch means to be disengaged from said orifice by said first cam means, a second securing means engaged in said lower portion of said tubes and including a second latch means for engaging with said opening and said aperture so as to secure said ducts to said tubes, said second latch means including at least one ear extended therefrom, means for biasing said second latch means to engage with said opening, a second actuator including a second cam means for engaging with said ear of said second latch means, said second cam means being caused to engage with said ear of said second latch means for disengaging said second latch means from said opening when said lower portion of said pipe moves downward to engage with said second actuator, and means for biasing said second actuator toward said pipes so as to allow said second latch means to engage with said opening, said second cam means being actuated to engage with said ear of said second latch means for disengaging said second latch means from said opening when said second actuator is moved against said biasing means and when said pipe moves downward toward said second cam means.