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A suitcase has a retractable pull handle. The suitcase includes parallel front and back panels and a wall member which combine to define an enclosed volume. A rigid pull handle is mounted in juxtaposition to the top portion of the wall member. Rollers are mounted on the bottom portion of the wall me

A suitcase has a retractable pull handle. The suitcase includes parallel front and back panels and a wall member which combine to define an enclosed volume. A rigid pull handle is mounted in juxtaposition to the top portion of the wall member. Rollers are mounted on the bottom portion of the wall member opposite the pull handle. The pull handle is extendable to pulling position extending generally parallel to the front and back panels. In the extended position, the pull handle is operable to enable a user to roll the suitcase across a surface on the rollers with the weight of the suitcase being distributed between the rollers and the pull handle. The pull handle is retractable into the inside of the suitcase when not in use. In the retracted position, the gripping member of the pull handle is received into a handle receptacle recessed into the top portion of the wall member. A closure secures the pull handle inside the handle receptacle to prevent accidental extension of the pull handle.

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A suitcase comprising: generally parallel spaced apart front and back panels connected about their peripheries to a wall member, said wall member extending between said front and back panels, thereby defining a volume; said wall member having a top portion and a bottom portion positioned opposite on

A suitcase comprising: generally parallel spaced apart front and back panels connected about their peripheries to a wall member, said wall member extending between said front and back panels, thereby defining a volume; said wall member having a top portion and a bottom portion positioned opposite one another with at least a portion of said wall member being rigid; roller means mounted in juxtaposition to said bottom portion of said wall member adjacent the periphery of the wall member and one of said front and back panels to at least partially support said suitcase when in an upright position and for enabling rolling movement of the suitcase across a surface; a rigid telescoping pull handle having a gripping member thereon, said pull handle mounted in juxtaposition to said top portion of said wall member and extending generally outwardly from the top portion of said wall member and generally parallel to said panels, said pull handle being movably mounted to carrier means positioned within said volume and alternately retractable into said volume and extensible therefrom; the pull handle being operable when extended to enable rolling movement of the suitcase across a surface on said roller means with the weight of said suitcase being divided between said pull handle and said roller means; a handle receptacle mounted on said wall member, said handle receptacle having a portion recessed inside said volume and positioned to receive said gripping member of said pull handle when said pull handle is retracted, said pull handle being movable in a telescoping motion between a retracted position in which said gripping member is inside said recessed portion of said handle receptacle and an extended position in which said gripping member is extended outside of said handle receptacle to permit the rolling movement of the suitcase by a user; and closure means for securing said gripping member inside said recessed portion of said handle receptacle when the pull handle is retracted and enclosed inside said volume, thereby securing said pull handle from accidental extension from said portion recessed inside said volume.