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An article of luggage comprises a main body provided with an upper handle for gripping and carrying the article of luggage, and with lower wheels. It is further provided with an extendible towing member, for towing the article of luggage on the wheels, this member being slidably mounted between a re

An article of luggage comprises a main body provided with an upper handle for gripping and carrying the article of luggage, and with lower wheels. It is further provided with an extendible towing member, for towing the article of luggage on the wheels, this member being slidably mounted between a retracted inoperative position and an extended operative position. The whole body of the main handle forms part of said extendible towing member, so that the whole main handle acts also as towing handle of the article of luggage when the towing member is in its extended position.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] Article of luggage, comprising:a main body, defining an interior containing space, which is provided with an outer main handle for gripping and carrying the article of luggage, as well as with lower wheels, andan extendible towing member, for towing the article of luggage

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] Article of luggage, comprising:a main body, defining an interior containing space, which is provided with an outer main handle for gripping and carrying the article of luggage, as well as with lower wheels, andan extendible towing member, for towing the article of luggage on said wheels, said member being slidably mounted on a rigid portion of said main body between a retracted inoperative position and an extended operative position,wherein the whole body of said main handle forms part of said extendible towing member, so that the whole main handle acts also as towing handle of the article of luggage when said towing member is in its extended position,wherein said main body has two opposite main walls, two end walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, wherein said wheels are rotatably supported around an axis substantially parallel to the main walls, and wherein said towing member is a flattened elongated element slidably mounted within a guiding passage recessed in an outer surface of one main wall of the body of the article of luggage and has an upper end curved over said top wall and forming said handle, which is arranged in a plane spaced from the plane of said guiding passage, so that in the retracted condition of the towing member, the handle is arranged centrally on said top wall, said guiding passage having recesses in opposite sides thereof for slidably retaining said towing member in said guiding passage with said towing member having an outer exposed surface in the retracted condition of the towing member.