Pull-out carrying handle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11039680-B2
Application number	US-201916262803-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2019
Priority date	May 16, 2018
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

A pull-out carrying handle is assembled to a case. The pull-out carrying handle includes a carrying handle and two links. Each of two ends of the carrying handle includes a first protrusion. Each of the links includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is assembled to the case, and the second end includes a sliding slot. The sliding slot of each link accommodates one first protrusion. With the single carrying handle, the first protrusions are respectively provided at two ends of the carrying handle, and the ends of the links having the sliding slots respectively accommodate the first protrusions. Thus, through the relative movements of the first protrusions and the sliding slots, the carrying handle can achieve an extensible effect.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pull-out carrying handle, assembled to a case, comprising:
a carrying handle, comprising a holding portion, two clamping members, and two first protrusions, wherein the clamping members are respectively fixed to the holding portion at each of two ends thereof to form a cavity at each of the two ends, and the first protrusions are respectively located inside the cavities, and wherein the carrying handle is moveable between a held position and a stored position; and
two links, each of the links comprising a first end and a second end, the first end assembled to the case, the second end received inside one of the cavities and comprising a sliding slot, the sliding slot of each link accommodating one first protrusion;
wherein the carrying handle further comprises two first limiting portions, each of the first limiting portions is inside a respective one of the cavities near one first protrusion, arranged such that when the carrying handle is in the held position and receives a force to move it to the stored position, the second ends of the links are driven directly in towards the respective first limiting portions and driven into and stopped at the respective first limiting portions.

2. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 1 , wherein each link further comprises a connecting portion located between the first end and the second end, and a middle section of the connecting portion comprises a side having a slightly recessed portion extending longitudinally from the first end to the second end.

3. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 1 , wherein the two clamping members are assembled at two ends of the holding portion to form a cavity at each end of the carrying handle, and the two first protrusions are also correspondingly provided at the two ends of the holding portion inside a respective one of the cavities, and the second ends of the links are each received inside a respective one of the cavities.

4. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 3 , wherein the holding portion comprises:
a handheld portion; and
two assembly portions located at respective ends of the handheld portion, with which the clamping members are respectively assembled;
wherein the two first protrusions are respectively provided on and part of the two assembly portions; and
wherein the handheld portion and two assembly portions, including the respective two first protrusions, together form an integral and non-detachable structure.

5. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 3 , wherein the holding portion is formed by a double-material injection molding process and comprises an inner portion comprising hard rigid material and an outer portion comprising a flexible plastic material.

6. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 4 , wherein an extension direction of each of the two assembly portions is different than an extension direction of its corresponding first protrusion.

7. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 1 , wherein the shape of the first limiting portions and the shape of an outer portion of the second ends of the two links are complementary.

8. A device comprising:
a pull-out carrying handle comprising:
a carrying handle, comprising a first protrusion at each of two ends thereof, wherein the carrying handle is moveable between a held position and a stored position; and
two links, each of the links comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of each link assembled to a case, the second end of each link comprising a sliding slot, the sliding slot of each link accommodating one first protrusion, wherein the carrying handle further comprises two first limiting portions, each of the first limiting portions is near one first protrusion, arranged such that when the carrying handle is in the held position and receives a force to move it to the stored position, the second ends of the links are driven directly towards the respective first limiting portions and driven into and stopped at the respective first limiting portions, and wherein the first end of each of the links comprises a guiding slot, where the guiding slots and sliding slots are discrete, and a longitudinal extension direction of the each guiding slot and a longitudinal extension direction of each sliding slot are different; and
the case comprising two second protrusions;
wherein each guiding slot is an elongated opening having a first end and a second end and accommodates and limits the movement one second protrusion, arranged such that each second protrusion is slidable in the respective guiding slot from a first position in which said second protrusion contacts the first end and is separated for the second end of the respective guiding slot, and a second position in which said second protrusion contacts the second end and is separated from the first end of the respective guiding slot.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the case comprises two second limiting portions, each of the second limiting portions is near one of the second protrusions, and the first ends of the links are stopped at the respective second limiting portions when the first ends of the links receive a force and push against the case.

10. The device according to claim 8 , arranged such that when the carrying handle is in the stored position, each of the first protrusions is located at one end of the sliding slot of each link nearest the corresponding guiding slot, and each of the second protrusions is located at one end of the guiding slot of each link nearest the corresponding sliding slot.

11. A pull-out carrying handle, assembled to a case, comprising:
a carrying handle comprising a holding portion and two clamping members, the holding portion comprising:
a handheld portion; and
two assembly portions located at respective ends of the handheld portion, wherein each of the two assembly portions comprises a first protrusion;
wherein the clamping members are respectively fixed to the assembly portions at the respective ends of the handheld portion to form a cavity at each of the two ends, and the first protrusions are respectively located inside the cavities; and

two links, each of the links comprising a first end and a second end, the first end assembled to the case, the second end received inside one of the cavities and comprising a sliding slot, the sliding slot of each link accommodating one first protrusion;
wherein the handheld portion and the two assembly portions, including the respective first protrusions, together form an integral and seamless structure.

12. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 11 , wherein the holding portion is formed by a double-material injection molding process and comprises an inner portion comprising hard rigid material and an outer portion comprising a flexible plastic material.

13. The pull-out carrying handle according to claim 11 , wherein an extension direction of each of the two assembly portions is different than an extension direction of its corresponding first protrusion.

Assignees

• Getac Technology Corp

Inventors

• Chou Hsin-Chih
• Chang Juei-Chi

Classifications

• A45C13/22

  Detachable handles; Handles foldable into the luggage (separate handles for carrying means A45F5/10) · CPC title

• H05K5/023

  Handles; Grips · CPC title

• A45C13/26 Primary

  Special adaptations of handles (A45C13/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A45F5/102 Primary

  with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried · CPC title