FR2517184A1 - EXTENSION ELEMENT FOR THE ROLLING AND / OR CARRYING OF A HAND LUGGAGE - Google Patents

Abstract

THE SUBJECT OF THE INVENTION IS AN EXTENSION ELEMENT FOR ROLLING AND / OR CARRYING HAND LUGGAGE. THE EXTENSION 15 INCLUDES A GRIPPING ROD 16 ARTICULATED ON THE HULL AND CAN BE RETURNED INTO A HOUSING THEREOF. THE EXTENSION IS ELASTICALLY RETURNED TO THE REST POSITION IN THE HOUSING. APPLICATION: LUGGAGE INDUSTRY.

Description

The subject of the present invention is a protective element

  longing device for rolling and / or carrying hand luggage, in

  particular of a suitcase with molded shells.

  It is already known to provide suitcases with one or more carrying and gripping handles, possibly on

  several faces of the bag so as to allow

lon different possibilities.

  It has already been proposed in particular to provide a

  read on the one hand a normal handle (or portage) arranged on a longitudinal edge of the bag and secondly

  a handle of the same structure but used for the running of the va-

  lise, said rolling handle being arranged on a transversal edge

versal of the suitcase.

  In a manner known per se, these handles can be folded and recessed in the shell on which they are articulated. In use it appeared, in the "rolling" function, that the rolling handle was not usable in optimal conditions for any user, this being related to the length of the bag, the height of the handle,

to the size of the user.

  Thus for a small suitcase, the rolling can not

  to be obtained by the user only

  placement totally unacceptable.

  To this end, it has already been proposed to provide a transverse edge of an articulated gripping rod, for example

  in the French patent application No. 78-28784.

  It has also been proposed to provide suitcases with a telescopic extension extending in the direct extension of a longitudinal song and on which or in which it can be erased.

  None of these achievements give full

  In the case of the telescopic extension, indeed, the proposed technical solution is too complex to allow

  a simple and inexpensive industrial implementation.

  In the case of the articulated gripping rod, it remains projecting in the rest position There is a risk of

  accidental deterioration and impossibility of occasional carriage.

  The present invention aims to overcome the I

  disadvantages of all the achievements of the prior art.

  According to the invention, this result is obtained with an extension element for rolling and / or carrying a

  hand luggage, in particular of a case with molded shells,

  characterized in that said extension consists essentially of a gripping rod hinged to the hull of the luggage which supports it, said rod comprising at its hinge on

  the hull of the elastic return means tending, apart from all

  the solicitation of the rod-, to apply it against the hull

who supports it.

  In a very advantageous way, the extension

  castrera in position of rest in a housing come from molding with

  the hull, leaving no longer any external projection by

port to the hull.

  According to a preferred embodiment, the prolongation

  The generator will be articulated on the same base and along the same axis as a carrying handle, said handle being also insertable in the same molded housing with the shell as the extender.

  and having biasing means in said housing.

  It will be understood that in this structure, the handle

  and the extension are articulated around a common axis and suppor-

  by the same base, each of the two elements being provided with a

means of elastic return.

  For practical reasons, in order to allow the portage while leaving the extender in its housing, the

  handle will be arranged externally to the extension.

  Thus one can use the handle without touching the extension By against the use of the extension will cause the movement of the carrying handle The two elements then return to the

  rest under the action of their respective return means.

  According to an alternative embodiment, the prolongation

  may be provided at the distal end with a handle made

  cilitating the grip of the extender for rolling.

  The invention will be better understood by means of the

  description hereafter of a preferred mode of implementation, in

  reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

  FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a piece of

  type of carrier known per se; Figure Ia is a side elevational view of the carrying handle of Figure I;

  FIG. 2 is an elevational view of a prolongation

according to the invention; -

  Figure 2a is a side elevational view of the extender of Figure 2; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the base on which are articulated the handle and the extender

  FIGS. 4a to 4f illustrate the positions

  lative of the carrying handle and the rolling extension according to various possible uses namely: + figure 4 a: elevation, rest position + figure 4 b: side elevation, partial section, the rest position; + Figure 4 c: elevation, position portage; + Figure 4 d: side elevation, in partial section, portage position; + figure 4 e: elevation, rolling position; + figure 4 f: side elevation, partial section

the rolling position.

  A conventional carrying handle (1) has a longitudinal element

  gripper (2) and two uprights (3) and (4) terminating in their ends by pins (5) and (6) for articulating the handle on a base (7) (see Figure 3) in housing

  (8,9) of said base provided for this purpose.

  Each of the axes (5, 6) is provided with a return spring (10, 11) reminding the handle (1) towards the shell of the case on which is attached, for example by screws (12, 13, 14). / the

base (7) This is known per se.

  According to the invention, the suitcase is added

  an extension (15) in the form of an allon-

  (16) terminating at its proximal end by axes (17.1 H for articulating the extension on the same base (7) and in the same housing (8.9) as for the handle (1) same way, each axis (17, 18) will be provided with a return spring (19,

  ) recalling the extender to the hull of the suitcase on the-

what is the base.

  The body of the rod (16) will advantageously have

  on its face opposite the hull of the bag an anatomical gripping structure (21) facilitating the grip by

  the user and preventing said rod from slipping into the hand.

  In the rest position of the two elements or in

  In the use of the extension, the latter is in contact with the central part of the longitudinal gripping element (2).

the handle.

  To avoid protrusion here, the extension

  will include a reservation (22) in which to lodge

  the longitudinal element (2) mentioned above.

  Reference will now be made to FIGS.

  shining the various relative positions of the extender and the

carrying handle.

  In the rest position, the extension (15) and the handle (1) are retracted in a housing (23) integrally molded

  with the hull of the suitcase There is no protruding structure.

  In the carrying position, the handle (1) operates alone, in a conventional manner, the extender (15) remaining retracted

  in the housing (23) and therefore does not interfere with the portage.

  Finally in rolling position, the extender (15)

  causes the handle (1) to move automatically

  When the user looses the extension, the springs of

  return the handle and the extender to the

in the housing (23).

  One could conceive of refraining the return springs (17) and (18) provided that the springs (5) and (6) are sufficiently powerful to bring back the extension and the

  handle in the retracted position and hold them there.

  Similarly, the end (24) can be shaped as a handle facilitating handling for the rolling, the latter retracting in a housing (23) of adequate shape of the hull

of the suitcase.

  It will be understood that multiple variants can

  to be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

  Thus the return means of the handle and the pro-

  Longer may be independent of each other.

  Similarly, the handle and the extension can be articulated around different axes

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Claims (8)

  An extension element for rolling and / or carrying a hand luggage, in particular a case with molded shells, characterized in that said extension (15) consists essentially of a gripping rod (16) hinged on the hull of the luggage that supports it, said rod having at its hinge on the hull resilient return means tending, apart from any stress on the rod, to apply   it against the hull that supports it.   Extender element according to claim 1,   characterized in that the rod (16) is articulated by pins (17) and (18) in housings (8) and (9) of a base (7) attached to the hull of the suitcase.   3 Extension element according to any one of   Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the extension   rest position fits into a molded housing (23) with the hull of the suitcase.   4 Extension element according to any one of   Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the elastic means   recalling means consist of springs (17) and (18) arranged on the axes (19) and (20).   Extender element according to any one of   Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the extension (15)   is articulated on the same base (7) and along the same axis as   carrying handle (1), said handle also being   in the same housing (23) and having return means   (5) and (6) tending to apply the handle in said housing.   6 Extension element according to any one of   Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at the level of the area   contact between the rod (16) and the longitudinal element of pre-   hension (2) of the handle (1), the stem comprises a reservation (22) receiving the element (2).   7 Extension element according to any one of   Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the   carries on its face directed towards the shell of the bag an anatomical structure of grip (21) 6 ú 25171 84   8 Extension element according to any one of   Claims I to 7, characterized in that the   carries at its end (24) a handle I I I