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A handle assembly for carts and wheeled luggage includes a pair of tube assemblies disposed in substantially parallel relation and connected by a handle member. The tube assemblies carry lock buttons which cooperate with an actuator and release assembly to releasably lock the tube assemblies in an e

A handle assembly for carts and wheeled luggage includes a pair of tube assemblies disposed in substantially parallel relation and connected by a handle member. The tube assemblies carry lock buttons which cooperate with an actuator and release assembly to releasably lock the tube assemblies in an extended or retracted position.

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A handle assembly for wheeled carts or luggage, said assembly comprising: (a) first and second tubes, the first tube extending into the second tube in telescoping relation with the second tube; (b) latching means disposed in one of the tubes for locking the first in a predetermined position relative

A handle assembly for wheeled carts or luggage, said assembly comprising: (a) first and second tubes, the first tube extending into the second tube in telescoping relation with the second tube; (b) latching means disposed in one of the tubes for locking the first in a predetermined position relative to the second tube; (c) actuating means disposed a predetermined distance outwardly of the first and second tubes for unlatching the latching means to allow sliding movement between the first and second tubes; and (d) linking means disposed generally perpendicularly to the tubes between the actuating means and the tubes for reciprocating, sliding movement and for transmitting an unlatching force from the actuating means to the latching means; the latching means and the linking means being separate members, the linking means being moveable in a generally perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axes of the first and second tubes, and the actuating means driving the linking means towards the latching means without pulling the linking means in the opposite direction.