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Wheeled luggage cases include at least two wheels and a handle with which to roll the luggage on these wheels. Most prior art wheel handles require the user to use considerable force to balance the case on these two wheels, either when the case is carrying auxiliary cases or when otherwise fully loa

Wheeled luggage cases include at least two wheels and a handle with which to roll the luggage on these wheels. Most prior art wheel handles require the user to use considerable force to balance the case on these two wheels, either when the case is carrying auxiliary cases or when otherwise fully loaded. The disclosed luggage case has a wheel handle which extends out of and along one side of the case on an arm, and a handle grip mounted on this arm in a way that tips the luggage case forward to better balance over the wheels when carrying varying loads. The wheel handle arm also includes a mechanism that supports the handle grip at different heights to further optimize this load balancing function.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A luggage case including a wheel handle for moving the case on wheels and a carry handle for carrying the luggage case, the wheel handle includes a wheel handle arm mounted along one outside wall of the luggage case, the wheel handle arm has an elongated longitudinal axis, a grip m

[ We claim:] [1.] A luggage case including a wheel handle for moving the case on wheels and a carry handle for carrying the luggage case, the wheel handle includes a wheel handle arm mounted along one outside wall of the luggage case, the wheel handle arm has an elongated longitudinal axis, a grip mounted at one end of the wheel arm, the grip including a loop mounted to the wheel handle arm at a substantial angle to the longitudinal axis thereof, which substantial angle positions the grip over the carry handle when the wheel handle is adjacent the outside wall of the case, the carry handle including an upper surface shaped to receive the grip of the wheel handle, whereby the grip of the wheel handle and the upper surface of the carry handle engage one another.