CA2078204C - Luggage - Google Patents
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- CA2078204C CA2078204C CA002078204A CA2078204A CA2078204C CA 2078204 C CA2078204 C CA 2078204C CA 002078204 A CA002078204 A CA 002078204A CA 2078204 A CA2078204 A CA 2078204A CA 2078204 C CA2078204 C CA 2078204C
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- sleeve
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
- A45C13/26—Special adaptations of handles
- A45C13/262—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
- A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
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Abstract
A travel bag having a handle assembly consisting of an elongated handle bar movably inserted in a channel plate for carrying, and a U-shaped auxiliary handle pivoted to the channel plate for lifting. The travel bag also has a fixed castor on a bottom edge thereof in the middle, a first pair of opposite swivel castors on one end of the bottom edge, and a second pair of opposite swivel castors on an opposite end of the bottom edge. The fixed castor and either pair of opposite swivel castors are in contact with the ground as the travel bag is moved.
Description
LUGGAGE
The present invention relates to luggage and relates more particularly to the improvement of a handle assembly and the arrangement of castors for luggage and travel bags.
A travel bag for containing a traveler's belongings generally has castors on the bottom for moving and a handle for carrying with the hand. Because the handle is commonly not adjustable and the castors are respectively arranged on the four corners of the bottom edge, it is too great an effort for a traveler to carry the travel bag.
The present invention is to provide a travel bag which can be conveniently moved on the ground and turned in another direction with less effort. According to one aspect of the present invention, the travel bag has an adjustable handle assembly consisting of an elongated handle bar movably inserted into a sleeve made of a channel plate.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the sleeve has two opposite stub rods on the inside adjacent to the top opening thereof respectively inserted into two opposite longitudinal grooves on the elongated handle bar, and therefore the elongated handle bar can be rotated on the stub rods and adjusted to the desired angular position as it was drawn out of the sleeve. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the elongated handle bar has a toothed bottom end for positioning on the desired angular position relative to the sleeve. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the travel bag has a fixed castor on a bottom edge thereof in the middle, a first pair of opposite swivel castors on one end of the bottom edge, and a second pair of opposite swivel castors on an opposite end of the bottom edge, wherein the fixed castor and either pair of opposite swivel castors are landed on the ground as the travel bag is moved.
To summarize, in a preferred embodiment the present invention is directed to a travel bag for enclosing a traveler's belongings comprising: a) a case having a generally convexly curved bottom and at least one side; b) a wheel non-pivotally attached to a middle portion of the convexly curved bottom, the wheel being rotatable about an axis of rotation;
c) two pairs of pivoting castors attached to the bottom, the two pairs being located on opposite sides of the axis of rotation; and d) an adjustable handle assembly attached to the at least one side, the handle assembly comprising: i) an elongated handle bar having a handhold portion; ii) a sleeve affixed to the at least one side, the sleeve including means defining an elongated channel with an open end adapted to slidably receive the elongated handle bar therein such that the elongated handle bar is movable between a retracted position and an extended position; iii) pivot means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar enabling the handle bar to be angularly moved about a pivot axis with respect to the sleeve when in its extended position, the pivot axis extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation; and iv) locking means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar and the sleeve to releasably lock the handle bar at a desired angular orientation with respect to the sleeve when the handle bar is in its extended position, wherein the locking means comprises: a plurality of teeth formed on an end of the elongated handle bar and, a projecting block extending from the sleeve and defining an edge portion adapted to engage at least one of the teeth formed on the elongated handle bar.
Brief Description of the Drawinqs Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a handle assembly according - to the present invention;
Fig. lA is a plan view in an enlarged scale showing a curved spring leaf retained by a spring;
Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the elongated handle of the handle assembly of Fig. 1 moved on the sleeve;
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Fig. 2A illustrates the toothed portion of the elongated handle bar engaged with the curved front edge of the longitudinal rail and the curved back edge of the resilient projecting block of the sleeve;
Fig. 3 illustrates the handle assembly fastened to one lateral side of the travel bag with the elongated handle bar drawn out of the sleeve reaching halfway;
Fig. 4 shows the elongated handle bar drawn out of the sleeve and adjusted to an oblique position relative to the sleeve;
Fig. 5 illustrates a covering fastened to the sleeve of the handle assembly;
Fig. 6 illustrates an alternate form of the handle assembly;
Fig. 7 is a front plan view showing the travel bag supported on the ground by the fixed castor and the front swivel castors;
Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the travel bag showing the positions of the fixed castor and the swivel castors; and Fig. 9 illustrates the handle assembly fastened to the travel bag on one large face thereof and carried with the hand to move the travel bag sideways.
Referring to Fig. 1, therein illustrated is a handle assembly for a travel bag according to the present invention which is generally comprised of a sleeve 10, an elongated handle bar 20, and an auxiliary handle 30. The sleeve 10 is made in a substantially rectangular shape having an elongated channel 11 through a large, longitudinal top face thereof, a longitudinal rail 12 raised from an inside surface thereof below the elongated channel 11 and terminating into a curved front edge 13, a resilient projecting block 14 raised from the inside surface in front of the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12 adjacent to a front opening thereof, two inward stub rods 16 transversely disposed between the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12 and the resilient projecting block 14 at two opposite locations, two curved spring leaves 18 retained on the inside by springs 19 at two .~. ~.
opposite locations (see Fig. lA), and two recessed surface portions 17 on two opposite, longitudinal side walls thereof, wherein the resilient projecting block 14 has a curved back edge 15 opposite the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12. The elongated handle bar 20 has a top end formed into a transverse handhold portion 21, a bottom end formed into a toothed portion 26 having a series of parallel teeth, a flat projecting wall 24 raised from a large, longitudinal top face thereof which fits into the channel 11 on the sleeve 10, a longitudinal bottom groove 25 (see Fig. 2) formed on a large, longitudinal bottom face thereof, and two longitudinal side grooves 22 on two opposite, longitudinal side walls thereof, wherein each side groove 22 has a hole 23 at a suitable location into which either curved spring leaf 18 may engage. The auxiliary handle 30 is made from a substantially U-shaped frame comprised of a transverse handhold portion 31 connected between two spaced legs 32,33 at one end. The legs 32,33 of the auxiliary handle 30 each has a spring seat 34 on a respective inner side to hold a respective torsion spring 35. The assembly process of the handle assembly is quite simple. As the handle bar 20 was inserted into the sleeve 10, the flat projecting wall 24 of the handle bar 20 fits into the channel 11 on the sleeve 10, the longitudinal rail 12 of the sleeve 10 fits into the elongated groove 25, and the two opposite stub rods 15,16 of the sleeve 10 respectively engage into the longitudinal side grooves 22 on the handle bar 20.
The two legs 32,33 of the auxiliary handle 30 are respectively pivoted to the recessed surface portions 17 on the sleeve 10 by screws 36. When assembled, the transverse handhold portion 21 is stopped above the sleeve 10 on the outside (because the length of the transverse handhold portion 21 is relatively longer than the width of the sleeve 10), and the handle bar 20 can be drawn out of the sleeve 10 then pushed back into place.
Referring to Figs. 2 and 2A, as the handle bar 20 has been drawn out of the sleeve 10, it is retained to the sleeve 10 by the two opposite stub rods 16. Therefore, the handle bar 20 can be rotated on the stub rods 16 to change its ~ ,:, . 5 _ 2078204 angular position relative to the sleeve 10 (see Fig. 2). As soon-as the handle bar 20 has been properly adjusted to the desired angular position relative to the sleeve 10, it is firmly retained in position by means of the engagement of the toothed portion 26 with the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12 and the curved back edge 15 of the resilient projecting block 14 (see Fig. 2A). The handle bar 20 can be conveniently collapsed and received back inside the sleeve 10 by squeezing the resilient projecting block 14 to disengage the curved back edge 15 from the toothed portion 26.
Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, therein illustrated is a travel bag 40 having a handle assembly according to the present invention. As illustrated in Fig. 3, the handle bar 20 is drawn out of the sleeve 10 reaching halfway and retained in place by the curved spring leaves 18. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the handle bar 20 is drawn out of the sleeve 10 and rotated on the stub rods 16 to the desired angular position.
Referring to Fig. 5, a channeled covering 45 may be fastened to the sleeve 10 on the top by screws 46 to stop the transverse handhold portion 21 of the handle bar 20 as the handle bar 20 was collapsed. Of course, the covering 45 has a hole 45 for moving the handle bar 20 in and out.
Referring to Fig. 6, therein illustrated is an alternate form of the handle assembly. In this alternate form, the handle assembly is simply comprised of a channel plate 41 fastened to one lateral side wall of the shell of a travel bag, and an elongated handle bar 42 movably inserted into the channel plate 41. Similar to the handle assembly of Fig. 1, the channel plate 41 has two opposite stub rods respectively fitted into two opposite side grooves on the elongated handle bar 42.
Referring to Figs. 7, 8, 9, the travel bag 40 has a bottom edge curved outwards and attached with a fixed castor 50 in the middle and two opposite pairs of swivel castors 51 on two opposite ends. As the travel bag is moved, only the fixed castor 50 and either two swivel castors 51 on the rear end are in contact with the ground to support the travel bag ~,-,.
- 6 _ 2078 2G4 40. This arrangement enables the user to carry the travel bag 40 with less labour and permits the travel bag 40 to be turned in another direction conveniently and stably. In Fig. 9, the handle assembly 53 is fastened to one large face panel of the travel bag 40 for permitting the travel bag 40 to be moved sideways.
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The present invention relates to luggage and relates more particularly to the improvement of a handle assembly and the arrangement of castors for luggage and travel bags.
A travel bag for containing a traveler's belongings generally has castors on the bottom for moving and a handle for carrying with the hand. Because the handle is commonly not adjustable and the castors are respectively arranged on the four corners of the bottom edge, it is too great an effort for a traveler to carry the travel bag.
The present invention is to provide a travel bag which can be conveniently moved on the ground and turned in another direction with less effort. According to one aspect of the present invention, the travel bag has an adjustable handle assembly consisting of an elongated handle bar movably inserted into a sleeve made of a channel plate.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the sleeve has two opposite stub rods on the inside adjacent to the top opening thereof respectively inserted into two opposite longitudinal grooves on the elongated handle bar, and therefore the elongated handle bar can be rotated on the stub rods and adjusted to the desired angular position as it was drawn out of the sleeve. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the elongated handle bar has a toothed bottom end for positioning on the desired angular position relative to the sleeve. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the travel bag has a fixed castor on a bottom edge thereof in the middle, a first pair of opposite swivel castors on one end of the bottom edge, and a second pair of opposite swivel castors on an opposite end of the bottom edge, wherein the fixed castor and either pair of opposite swivel castors are landed on the ground as the travel bag is moved.
To summarize, in a preferred embodiment the present invention is directed to a travel bag for enclosing a traveler's belongings comprising: a) a case having a generally convexly curved bottom and at least one side; b) a wheel non-pivotally attached to a middle portion of the convexly curved bottom, the wheel being rotatable about an axis of rotation;
c) two pairs of pivoting castors attached to the bottom, the two pairs being located on opposite sides of the axis of rotation; and d) an adjustable handle assembly attached to the at least one side, the handle assembly comprising: i) an elongated handle bar having a handhold portion; ii) a sleeve affixed to the at least one side, the sleeve including means defining an elongated channel with an open end adapted to slidably receive the elongated handle bar therein such that the elongated handle bar is movable between a retracted position and an extended position; iii) pivot means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar enabling the handle bar to be angularly moved about a pivot axis with respect to the sleeve when in its extended position, the pivot axis extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation; and iv) locking means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar and the sleeve to releasably lock the handle bar at a desired angular orientation with respect to the sleeve when the handle bar is in its extended position, wherein the locking means comprises: a plurality of teeth formed on an end of the elongated handle bar and, a projecting block extending from the sleeve and defining an edge portion adapted to engage at least one of the teeth formed on the elongated handle bar.
Brief Description of the Drawinqs Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a handle assembly according - to the present invention;
Fig. lA is a plan view in an enlarged scale showing a curved spring leaf retained by a spring;
Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the elongated handle of the handle assembly of Fig. 1 moved on the sleeve;
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Fig. 2A illustrates the toothed portion of the elongated handle bar engaged with the curved front edge of the longitudinal rail and the curved back edge of the resilient projecting block of the sleeve;
Fig. 3 illustrates the handle assembly fastened to one lateral side of the travel bag with the elongated handle bar drawn out of the sleeve reaching halfway;
Fig. 4 shows the elongated handle bar drawn out of the sleeve and adjusted to an oblique position relative to the sleeve;
Fig. 5 illustrates a covering fastened to the sleeve of the handle assembly;
Fig. 6 illustrates an alternate form of the handle assembly;
Fig. 7 is a front plan view showing the travel bag supported on the ground by the fixed castor and the front swivel castors;
Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the travel bag showing the positions of the fixed castor and the swivel castors; and Fig. 9 illustrates the handle assembly fastened to the travel bag on one large face thereof and carried with the hand to move the travel bag sideways.
Referring to Fig. 1, therein illustrated is a handle assembly for a travel bag according to the present invention which is generally comprised of a sleeve 10, an elongated handle bar 20, and an auxiliary handle 30. The sleeve 10 is made in a substantially rectangular shape having an elongated channel 11 through a large, longitudinal top face thereof, a longitudinal rail 12 raised from an inside surface thereof below the elongated channel 11 and terminating into a curved front edge 13, a resilient projecting block 14 raised from the inside surface in front of the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12 adjacent to a front opening thereof, two inward stub rods 16 transversely disposed between the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12 and the resilient projecting block 14 at two opposite locations, two curved spring leaves 18 retained on the inside by springs 19 at two .~. ~.
opposite locations (see Fig. lA), and two recessed surface portions 17 on two opposite, longitudinal side walls thereof, wherein the resilient projecting block 14 has a curved back edge 15 opposite the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12. The elongated handle bar 20 has a top end formed into a transverse handhold portion 21, a bottom end formed into a toothed portion 26 having a series of parallel teeth, a flat projecting wall 24 raised from a large, longitudinal top face thereof which fits into the channel 11 on the sleeve 10, a longitudinal bottom groove 25 (see Fig. 2) formed on a large, longitudinal bottom face thereof, and two longitudinal side grooves 22 on two opposite, longitudinal side walls thereof, wherein each side groove 22 has a hole 23 at a suitable location into which either curved spring leaf 18 may engage. The auxiliary handle 30 is made from a substantially U-shaped frame comprised of a transverse handhold portion 31 connected between two spaced legs 32,33 at one end. The legs 32,33 of the auxiliary handle 30 each has a spring seat 34 on a respective inner side to hold a respective torsion spring 35. The assembly process of the handle assembly is quite simple. As the handle bar 20 was inserted into the sleeve 10, the flat projecting wall 24 of the handle bar 20 fits into the channel 11 on the sleeve 10, the longitudinal rail 12 of the sleeve 10 fits into the elongated groove 25, and the two opposite stub rods 15,16 of the sleeve 10 respectively engage into the longitudinal side grooves 22 on the handle bar 20.
The two legs 32,33 of the auxiliary handle 30 are respectively pivoted to the recessed surface portions 17 on the sleeve 10 by screws 36. When assembled, the transverse handhold portion 21 is stopped above the sleeve 10 on the outside (because the length of the transverse handhold portion 21 is relatively longer than the width of the sleeve 10), and the handle bar 20 can be drawn out of the sleeve 10 then pushed back into place.
Referring to Figs. 2 and 2A, as the handle bar 20 has been drawn out of the sleeve 10, it is retained to the sleeve 10 by the two opposite stub rods 16. Therefore, the handle bar 20 can be rotated on the stub rods 16 to change its ~ ,:, . 5 _ 2078204 angular position relative to the sleeve 10 (see Fig. 2). As soon-as the handle bar 20 has been properly adjusted to the desired angular position relative to the sleeve 10, it is firmly retained in position by means of the engagement of the toothed portion 26 with the curved front edge 13 of the longitudinal rail 12 and the curved back edge 15 of the resilient projecting block 14 (see Fig. 2A). The handle bar 20 can be conveniently collapsed and received back inside the sleeve 10 by squeezing the resilient projecting block 14 to disengage the curved back edge 15 from the toothed portion 26.
Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, therein illustrated is a travel bag 40 having a handle assembly according to the present invention. As illustrated in Fig. 3, the handle bar 20 is drawn out of the sleeve 10 reaching halfway and retained in place by the curved spring leaves 18. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the handle bar 20 is drawn out of the sleeve 10 and rotated on the stub rods 16 to the desired angular position.
Referring to Fig. 5, a channeled covering 45 may be fastened to the sleeve 10 on the top by screws 46 to stop the transverse handhold portion 21 of the handle bar 20 as the handle bar 20 was collapsed. Of course, the covering 45 has a hole 45 for moving the handle bar 20 in and out.
Referring to Fig. 6, therein illustrated is an alternate form of the handle assembly. In this alternate form, the handle assembly is simply comprised of a channel plate 41 fastened to one lateral side wall of the shell of a travel bag, and an elongated handle bar 42 movably inserted into the channel plate 41. Similar to the handle assembly of Fig. 1, the channel plate 41 has two opposite stub rods respectively fitted into two opposite side grooves on the elongated handle bar 42.
Referring to Figs. 7, 8, 9, the travel bag 40 has a bottom edge curved outwards and attached with a fixed castor 50 in the middle and two opposite pairs of swivel castors 51 on two opposite ends. As the travel bag is moved, only the fixed castor 50 and either two swivel castors 51 on the rear end are in contact with the ground to support the travel bag ~,-,.
- 6 _ 2078 2G4 40. This arrangement enables the user to carry the travel bag 40 with less labour and permits the travel bag 40 to be turned in another direction conveniently and stably. In Fig. 9, the handle assembly 53 is fastened to one large face panel of the travel bag 40 for permitting the travel bag 40 to be moved sideways.
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Claims (11)
1. A travel bag for enclosing a traveler's belongings comprising:
a) a case having a generally convexly curved bottom and at least one side;
b) a wheel non-pivotally attached to a middle portion of the convexly curved bottom, the wheel being rotatable about an axis of rotation;
c) two pairs of pivoting castors attached to the bottom, the two pairs being located on opposite sides of the axis of rotation; and d) an adjustable handle assembly attached to the at least one side, the handle assembly comprising:
i) an elongated handle bar having a handhold portion;
ii) a sleeve affixed to the at least one side, the sleeve including means defining an elongated channel with an open end adapted to slidably receive the elongated handle bar therein such that the elongated handle bar is movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
iii) pivot means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar enabling the handle bar to be angularly moved about a pivot axis with respect to the sleeve when in its extended position, the pivot axis extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation; and iv) locking means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar and the sleeve to releasably lock the handle bar at a desired angular orientation with respect to the sleeve when the handle bar is in its extended position, wherein the locking means comprises:
a plurality of teeth formed on an end of the elongated handle bar and, a projecting block extending from the sleeve and defining an edge portion adapted to engage at least one of the teeth formed on the elongated handle bar.
a) a case having a generally convexly curved bottom and at least one side;
b) a wheel non-pivotally attached to a middle portion of the convexly curved bottom, the wheel being rotatable about an axis of rotation;
c) two pairs of pivoting castors attached to the bottom, the two pairs being located on opposite sides of the axis of rotation; and d) an adjustable handle assembly attached to the at least one side, the handle assembly comprising:
i) an elongated handle bar having a handhold portion;
ii) a sleeve affixed to the at least one side, the sleeve including means defining an elongated channel with an open end adapted to slidably receive the elongated handle bar therein such that the elongated handle bar is movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
iii) pivot means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar enabling the handle bar to be angularly moved about a pivot axis with respect to the sleeve when in its extended position, the pivot axis extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation; and iv) locking means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar and the sleeve to releasably lock the handle bar at a desired angular orientation with respect to the sleeve when the handle bar is in its extended position, wherein the locking means comprises:
a plurality of teeth formed on an end of the elongated handle bar and, a projecting block extending from the sleeve and defining an edge portion adapted to engage at least one of the teeth formed on the elongated handle bar.
2. The travel bag of claim 1 wherein the edge portion is curved.
3. The bag of claim 1 wherein the projecting block is movable to a position such that the edge portion is out of engagement with the teeth to enable the angular position of the elongated handle bar to be adjusted.
4. The travel bag of claim 1 further comprising an auxiliary handle attached to the sleeve.
5. The travel bag of claim 4 further comprising pivot attachment means to pivotally attach the auxiliary handle to the sleeve such that it is movable between extended and retracted positions.
6. The travel bag of claim 5 further comprising spring biasing means operatively associated with the auxiliary handle to bias the auxiliary handle toward its retracted position.
7. The travel bag of claim 6 wherein the spring biasing means comprises a torsion spring.
8. A travel bag for enclosing a traveler's belongings comprising:
a) a case having a generally convexly curved bottom and at least one side;
b) a wheel non-pivotally attached to a middle portion of the convexly curved bottom, the wheel being rotatable about an axis of rotation;
c) two pairs of pivoting castors attached to the bottom, the two pairs being located on opposite sides of the axis of rotation; and, d) an adjustable handle assembly attached to the at least one side, the handle assembly comprising:
i) an elongated handle bar having a handhold portion;
ii) a sleeve affixed to the at least one side, the sleeve including means defining an elongated channel with an open end adapted to slidably receive the elongated handle bar therein such that the elongated handle bar is movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
iii) pivot means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar enabling the handle bar to be angularly moved about a pivot axis with respect to the sleeve when in its extended position, the pivot axis extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation; and iv) locking means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar and the sleeve to releasably lock the handle bar at a desired angular orientation with respect to the sleeve;
and, v) an auxiliary handle attached to the sleeve.
a) a case having a generally convexly curved bottom and at least one side;
b) a wheel non-pivotally attached to a middle portion of the convexly curved bottom, the wheel being rotatable about an axis of rotation;
c) two pairs of pivoting castors attached to the bottom, the two pairs being located on opposite sides of the axis of rotation; and, d) an adjustable handle assembly attached to the at least one side, the handle assembly comprising:
i) an elongated handle bar having a handhold portion;
ii) a sleeve affixed to the at least one side, the sleeve including means defining an elongated channel with an open end adapted to slidably receive the elongated handle bar therein such that the elongated handle bar is movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
iii) pivot means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar enabling the handle bar to be angularly moved about a pivot axis with respect to the sleeve when in its extended position, the pivot axis extending generally parallel to the axis of rotation; and iv) locking means operatively associated with the elongated handle bar and the sleeve to releasably lock the handle bar at a desired angular orientation with respect to the sleeve;
and, v) an auxiliary handle attached to the sleeve.
9. The travel bag of claim 8 further comprising pivot attachment means to pivotally attach the auxiliary handle to the sleeve such that it is movable between extended and retracted positions.
10. The travel bag of claim 9 further comprising spring biasing means operatively associated with the auxiliary handle to bias the auxiliary handle toward its retracted position.
11. The travel bag of claim 10 wherein the spring biasing means comprises a torsion spring.
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