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A handle assembly having a single handle rod of wheeled luggage is provided. The handle grip is extended toward and proximate either side of luggage for ease of holding. Also, there is no interference of user's body with wheel while towing luggage. Moreover, the handle grip is capable of being dispo

A handle assembly having a single handle rod of wheeled luggage is provided. The handle grip is extended toward and proximate either side of luggage for ease of holding. Also, there is no interference of user's body with wheel while towing luggage. Moreover, the handle grip is capable of being disposed either parallel or perpendicular with respect to a straight line between wheels of the luggage by rotating either clockwise or counterclockwise for ease of being gripped by either hand which tows the luggage.

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1. The luggage having a front, a rear, two sides, a top, two wheels and a handle assembly, the handle assembly of wheeled luggage comprising:a handle rod having an upper portion and a lower portion;a handle grip extended horizontally from the upper portion of the handle rod and toward the side of th

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The luggage having a front, a rear, two sides, a top, two wheels and a handle assembly, the handle assembly of wheeled luggage comprising:a handle rod having an upper portion and a lower portion;a handle grip extended horizontally from the upper portion of the handle rod and toward the side of the luggage parallel to a straight line between two wheels, for eliminating an interference of a user with one or more wheels of the luggage, the handle grip including a pivot section at the upper portion of the handle rod;a sleeve including an upper larger section having a plurality of holes on its periphery, a plurality of pegs inserted through the holes to slidingly contact a groove of the pivot section, a lower smaller section, and a bore through the lower smaller section;a push button assembly received in both the pivot section and the sleeve and including a push button on a top, a post extended downwardly from the push button, and a lower cylindrical member extending downwardly from the post;a seat releasably secured within the handle rod and having a circular flange on a top; anda spring having a top end anchored in a recess of the push button and a lower end put on the flange of the seat;wherein in an operation, the push button is operative to press to compress the spring and to lower a base of the push button for disengaging from the bore of the sleeve, thereby enabling a rotation of the handle grip and a retraction of the handle rod. 2. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the pivot section of the handle grip further comprises a first tunnel, a second tunnel within the first tunnel and having a longitudinal slit on an inner side surface thereof, an upper section, a lower section, and a peripheral groove between the upper and the lower sections; and the push button further comprises a longitudinal rib on an outer side surface of the post being slidingly received in the slit of the second tunnel, and the lower cylindrical member extending downwardly from the post and having a diameter smaller than a width of the post, and the base is provided at a bottom of the cylindrical member, and the recess on a bottom of the base. 3. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein each of the post, the second tunnel, the bore, and the base has a twelve sided shape so that the handle grip is adapted to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the straight line per operation. 4. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein each of the post, the second tunnel, the bore, and the base has a four sided shape so that the handle grip is adapted to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the straight line per operation. 5. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the first tunnel has an inner diameter larger than that of the second tunnel, and the upper section of the handle grip is larger than the lower section thereof. 6. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the rotation of the handle grip is carried out either clockwise or counterclockwise to an angle of about 180 degrees with respect to a straight line between wheels of the luggage. 7. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the handle grip comprises a downwardly extended hook at one end proximate the side of the luggage. 8. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the handle rod is disposed between one end of the handle grip and the other end thereof and proximate the other end. 9. The luggage having a front, a rear, two sides, a top, two wheels and a handle assembly, the handle assembly of wheeled luggage comprising:a handle rod having an upper portion and a lower portion, the handle rod extended upward from a center at a joining edge of the top and the rear of the luggage;a handle grip extended horizontally from the upper portion of the handle rod and toward the side of the luggage parallel to a straight line between two wheels, for eliminating an interference of a user with one or more wheels of the luggage, the handle g rip including a hollow bar having a space, and a pivot section at the upper portion of the handle rod;a sleeve including an upper larger section having a plurality of holes on its periphery, a plurality of pegs inserted through the holes to slidingly contact a peripheral groove of the pivot section, a lower smaller section, and a bore through the lower smaller section;a push button assembly received within the space of the hollow bar, the pivot section and the sleeve and including a wedge having a first slanted surface on a top of a post, and a sliding member received within the space of the handle grip and having a horizontal push button at one side on an opening of the hollow bar, a second slanted surface at the other opposite side engaged with the first slanted surface, the post extended downwardly from the wedge, and a lower cylindrical member extending downwardly from the post;a seat releasably secured within the handle rod and including a circular flange on a top; anda spring having a top end anchored in the cylindrical member and a lower end put on the circular flange of the seat;wherein in an operation, the push button is operative to press to push the sliding member inwardly, move the second slanted surface inwardly to press down the first slanged surface, compress the spring, and to lower the cylindrical member for disengaging from the bore of the sleeve, thereby enabling a rotation of the handle grip and a retraction of the handle rod. 10. The handle assembly of claim 9, wherein the pivot section of the handle grip further comprises a first tunnel having a longitudinal slit on an inner side surface thereof, an upper section, a lower section, and the peripheral groove is located between the upper and the lower sections; and the push button assembly further comprises a longitudinal rib on an outer side surface of the post being slidingly received in the slit of the tunnel of the pivot section, the lower cylindrical member extending downwardly from the post and having a diameter smaller than a width of the post, and a base provided at a bottom of the cylindrical member, and a recess on a bottom of the base. 11. The handle assembly of claim 10, wherein each of the post, the tunnel, the bore, and the base has a twelve sided shape so that the handle grip is adapted to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the straight line per operation. 12. The handle assembly of claim 9, the rotation of the handle grip is carried out either clockwise or counterclockwise to an angle of about 180 degrees with respect to a straight line between wheels of the luggage. 13. The handle assembly of claim 9, wherein the handle grip comprises a downwardly extended hook at one end proximate the side of the luggage. 14. The handle assembly of claim 9, wherein the handle rod is disposed between one end of the handle grip and the other end thereof and proximate the other end. 15. The handle assembly of claim 9, wherein the handle grip has an arcuate joint between itself and the handle rod and an arcuate hooked end opposite to the arcuate joint.