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A rolling suitcase has a bottom assembly to which the wheel wells are connected which can be molded in one size and cut to suit various case widths. A pullout handle assembly is braced against the internal frame of the case to prevent rotation of that assembly and utilizes a rotating lever mechanism

A rolling suitcase has a bottom assembly to which the wheel wells are connected which can be molded in one size and cut to suit various case widths. A pullout handle assembly is braced against the internal frame of the case to prevent rotation of that assembly and utilizes a rotating lever mechanism for minimum friction.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An extendable-handle rolling luggage article comprising:a generally rectangular parallelepipedal case having a back wall, a front wall, a pair of side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall;a frame internally of said case extending along said top, bottom and side walls;a handle mechan

[ We claim:] [1.] An extendable-handle rolling luggage article comprising:a generally rectangular parallelepipedal case having a back wall, a front wall, a pair of side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall;a frame internally of said case extending along said top, bottom and side walls;a handle mechanism affixed to said case and comprisinga housing disposed at said top wall,a handle assembly in said housing and including a handle and a pair of shanks, andhandle means for displacing said assembly upwardly in an extended position thereof from said housing to enable said article to be drawn along a floor; andmounting means along said bottom wall formed with wheel wells for receiving respective wheels adapted to roll on said floor, said mounting means including:a molded plastic L-section support internally of said case extending along said back wall and said bottom wall, secured to said back wall and to said frame along said bottom wall, and of a length selected to match a width of said article, said support being provided with formations facilitating severing of segments from said support to match the support to a selected width of the article to be fabricated, said segments and a body of said support inwardly of said segments being formed with oval openings through which said support is secured to said case,a respective end portion internally of said case secured to said support at a respective end thereof through said oval openings and formed with one of said wheel wells at a respective bottom back corner of said case, anda respective outer member externally of said case fastened to each of said end portions through said case.