Patent Application
20050150733
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a luggage, and more particularly to a multiple function luggage having a handle extendable and rotatable relative to the casing and provided with a first auxiliary handle slidably received in a first side of the handle and a second auxiliary handle slidably received in a second side of the handle opposite to the first auxiliary handle such that the operator is able to use the first or the second auxiliary handle to carry the casing depending on the weight of the casing.
2. Description of Related Art
A carry-on luggage usually is equipped with an extendable handle and wheels so that the operator is able to easily carry the luggage to places as desired. When the handle is not in use, the operator is able to retract the handle in a pair of slots defined in a rear side of the luggage. Although the carry-on luggage does provide easy transportation for the operator, the handle is easily damaged because the strength of the handle is not enough especially when the load of the luggage is too much. Therefore, another drawback of this luggage is that there is no mechanism to cope with the weight of the luggage.
Even though the strength of the handle is enough to deal with the luggage weight, the handle length is fixed, which does not fit to operators of different heights. Therefore, some operators will have to use different and strange positions to carry the luggage.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention intends to provide an improved carry-on luggage to mitigate the aforementioned problems.
The primary objective of the invention is to provide an improved luggage having a main board extendable and rotatable relative to the casing of the luggage, a first auxiliary handle extendable to the main board and a second auxiliary handle extendable to the main board so that the operator is able to extend the main board, the first auxiliary handle or the second auxiliary handle to carry the casing depending on the weight of the luggage.
Another objective of the invention is to introduce a luggage having a main board, a first auxiliary handle and a second auxiliary handle, which are able to form a platform to allow the operator to work on the platform.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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The casing 10 defines a first recessed area 11 is a rear side of the casing 10 and a second recessed area 12 defined in a top side of the casing 10 to communicate with the first recessed area 11. Wheels 13 are rotatable mounted on corners of the rear side of the casing 10 to allow the casing 10 to be towed easily. An arcuate side face 110 is defined in a side face defining the first recessed area 11. Two pivots 14 are oppositely formed on a joint between the rear side and the top side of the casing 10.
The main board 2 is received in the first recessed area 11 and has two pivot holes 20 respectively and oppositely defined in a side face of the main board 2 to correspond to the two pivots 14. The main board 2 defines in a rear side face a third recessed area 22 with two open ends and has a first step 21 formed on opposite side faces defining the third recessed area 22 and a second step 23 formed on opposite side faces defining the third recessed area 22 and opposite relative to the first step 21. Due to the corresponding relationship between the pivot holes 20 and the two pivots 14, the main board 2 is rotatable for an angle of up to 270 degrees relative to the casing 10.
The first auxiliary handle 3 is securely and slidably received in the third recessed area 22 and has a first holding hole 31 defined through the first auxiliary handle 3 and a stop 32 oppositely formed on a side face of the first auxiliary handle 3 to correspond to the step 21 of the main board 2. Thus the step 21 of the main board 2 is able to engage with the stop 32 of the first auxiliary handle 3 to prevent excessive movement of the first auxiliary handle 3 relative to the main board 2.
The second auxiliary handle 4 is securely and slidably received in the third recessed area 22 and has a second holding hole 41 defined through the second auxiliary handle 4 to allow the operator to hold the second auxiliary handle 4 and a second stop 43 oppositely formed on a side face of the second auxiliary handle 4 to correspond to the second step 23 of the main board 2. Thus the movement of the second auxiliary handle 4 relative to the main board 2 is limited. It is noted from
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Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
