Strap handle for a piece of luggage that has been modified to have the strap handle added thereon

1. A strap handle for a piece of luggage, comprising:

a strap;

a pair of base plates adapted to sit within a surface of the piece of luggage;

a pair of brackets adapted to sit within the pair of base plates;

a pair of tubes;

wherein the strap engages into the pair of brackets;

wherein the pair of base plates and the pair of brackets sit within the piece of luggage;

wherein the strap has a pair of ends;

wherein the pair of ends of the strap bend downwardly onto themselves to form a pair of sleeves, respectively; and

wherein each bracket comprises a pair of bearing caps.

2. The handle of claim 1 , wherein said strap is slender;

wherein said strap is elongated; and

wherein said strap is thin.

3. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the pair of bearing caps of each bracket extend upwardly and away from an associated base plate.

4. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the tubes extend in the pair of sleeves.

5. The handle of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of pivot pins.

6. The handle of claim 5 , wherein each pivot pin extends through the pair of bearing caps of an associated bracket; and

wherein each pivot pin extends through an associated tube.

7. The handle of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of end caps.

8. The handle of claim 7 , wherein the pair of end caps engage the pair of brackets.

9. A strap handle for a piece of luggage, comprising:

a strap;

a pair of base plates adapted to sit within a surface of the piece of luggage;

a pair of brackets adapted to sit within the pair of base plates;

a pair of end caps;

wherein the pair of end caps engage the pair of brackets;

wherein the strap engages into the pair of brackets;

wherein the pair of base plates and the pair of brackets sit within the piece of luggage; and

wherein each bracket comprises a pair of bearing caps.

10. The handle of claim 9 , wherein the strap is slender;

wherein the strap is elongated; and

wherein the strap is thin.

11. The handle of claim 9 , wherein the strap has a pair of ends; and

wherein the pair of ends of said strap bend downwardly onto themselves to form a pair of sleeves, respectively.

12. A strap handle for a piece of luggage, comprising:

a strap;

a pair of base plates adapted to sit within a surface of the piece of luggage;

a pair of brackets adapted to sit within the pair of base plates;

a pair of pivot pins;

wherein the strap engages into the pair of brackets;

wherein the pair of base plates and the pair of brackets sit within the piece of luggage;

wherein each bracket comprises a pair of bearing caps; and

wherein each pivot pin extends through the pair of bearing caps of an associated bracket.