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A selectively rotatable handle for luggage includes a grip and a base. The grip has a grip having a handle end and an opposite base end. The base is mountable to a piece of luggage. The base end is rotatably mounted to the base. Teeth on the base releasably engage opposed facing teeth on the base en

A selectively rotatable handle for luggage includes a grip and a base. The grip has a grip having a handle end and an opposite base end. The base is mountable to a piece of luggage. The base end is rotatably mounted to the base. Teeth on the base releasably engage opposed facing teeth on the base end. The opposed facing teeth are urged into interlocking engagement by a spring.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A selectively rotatable handle for luggage comprising:a grip having a handle and an opposite base end,a base mountable to a piece of luggage,said base end rotatably mounted to said base for rotation of said handle relative to said base about a pull axis of said luggage

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A selectively rotatable handle for luggage comprising:a grip having a handle and an opposite base end,a base mountable to a piece of luggage,said base end rotatably mounted to said base for rotation of said handle relative to said base about a pull axis of said luggage along which a user pulls when grasping said handle and translating said luggage, said handle generally perpendicular to said pull axis,a first interlocking means on said base releasable engaging, in a plane generally orthogonal to said pull axis, a second interlocking means on said base end, said first and second interlocking means in opposed facing relation about said plane,said first and second interlocking means urged into interlocking engagement by a resilient biasing means, wherein rotation of said handle about said pull axis provides for reorientation of a wrist of said user when grasping said handle and pulling along said pull axis to a position wherein said handle lies generally in a plane containing said pull axis and said direction of translation of said luggage.