ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,091, issued on April 29, was assigned to HERMES SELLIER (Paris).
"Luggage-type baggage article" was invented by Franck Couvidat (Saint Molf, France), Mickael Lepine (Le Luart, France) and Vincent Le Men (La Ferte-Bernard, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An item of luggage includes an extendable and retractable handle mechanism having a handle axle to which a grip portion is mechanically connected. An elongate member is mounted to be movable in translation relative to a fixed sheath partly housing a locking/unlocking system, which is mechanically connected to elongate member. An interface system is actuated by the handle axle and...