Steven S Draper

US Patent:

20100293755, Nov 25, 2010

Filed:

May 18, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/800582

Inventors:

Steven Steele Draper - Colorado Springs CO, US
Zachary Earl Conrad - Westminster CO, US

International Classification:

B25G 1/10

US Classification:

16430

Abstract:

The present invention provides a handle for attachment to luggage, vacuum cleaners, or another object to be moved. The handle includes a ball with a smooth surface surrounded by a hollow socket. A hole in the socket provides a passage way for a rod or other attachment mechanism to extend from the ball to the object to be moved. The socket freely moves in all directions with respect to the ball and the attachment mechanism, limited only by contact between the attachment mechanism and the edge of the hole in the socket which surrounds that attachment mechanism. Multiple ribs protrude from the interior of the hollow socket toward the ball, decreasing potential friction between the socket and the ball, thus facilitating free movement of the socket. In this manner, the socket automatically moves into a position which is ergonomically desirable for the user grasping the socket to move the object.