Retractable luggage pull rod with rotating hook
View Patent ↗A retractable luggage pull rod adapted with a rotating hook includes an annular handle, a single post, and a hook disposed between the handle and the single post. The hook is concealed when not in use and rotated to be exposed when in use to hang an object thereon. Once the object is removed the hook is automatically returned to its concealed location by a coil spring.
1. A retractable luggage pull rod adapted for connection to a luggage member, comprising:
an annular handle having an extension post disposed on a lower end portion thereof, locking slots being disposed on opposing sides of the extension post, a throat member being connected to an upper end of the extension post, a limit slot being disposed on an end surface of the throat member;
a single post adapted to be attached to the luggage member and having a non-circular annular shape, at least one insertion hole formed in the single post;
a hook having an annular shape corresponding to the shape of the single post, a hooking portion being disposed on at least one side of the hook, at least one retainer being disposed on an end surface of the hook corresponding to the limit slot on the annular handle, the hook being freely rotatable within a range of angles limited by the limit slot;
a holder having an annular shape corresponding to the shape of the single post, a pair of mobile elastic members being disposed on opposing sidewalls of the holder, each mobile elastic member having a protruding portion disposed thereon corresponding to the at least one insertion hole of the single post, a recessed portion and an annular tube being disposed on an upper end portion of the holder, an extension tube extending from a lower end portion of the holder, a torque coil secured in the recessed portion of the holder such that a first end of the torque coil is coupled to the holder and a second end of the torque coil is coupled to the hook,
wherein the extension post of the annual handle passes through the hook, the torque coil and the annual tube in sequence, the holder is configured for insertion into the single post, and a locking member engages the locking slot of the extension post to secure the extension post.
2. The retractable luggage pull rod of claim 1 , wherein a pair of press plates are configured for attachment to opposing top side portions of the luggage member for securing an object placed on the luggage member, and the press plates are movable between an anchor position in which the press plates protrude from the luggage member and a non-anchor position in which the press plates are recessed into the luggage member.