HANDLE-SCALE FOR SUITCASE

摘要

A handle-scale includes a luggage-scale for calculating a weight of a piece of luggage that is built into a carry-handle having weight-release slides and/or metal hinges. Scale functionality may be enclosed within the carry-handle. The luggage-scale may have a digital readout display, such as a touch screen, that changes color once weight is calculated. The handle-scale may be movable between a first and a second vertical position with respect to the piece of luggage during use. The handle-scale may include an outer shell that protects the digital readout by withdrawing the digital readout from an exterior of the handle-scale such that when a user grips the handle, the hand of the user does not touch the digital readout. The handle-scale may separately display a measurement scale, and whole and partial units of the calculated weight. The handle-scale may have an undulating outer exterior to facilitate gripping and manually lifting.

主权项

1. A handle-scale for calculating a weight of a suitcase, the handle-scale comprising:
a hard outer shell configured as a carry-handle of the suitcase, the carry-handle having weight-release slides on a left end and a right end of the carry-handle attaching the carry-handle to the suitcase; scale functionality enclosed within the hard outer shell that is configured as the carry-handle, the scale functionality configured to calculate a weight of the suitcase when the suitcase is manually lifted by the carry-handle; and a digital display embedded within the carry-handle that is configured to display a calculated weight of the suitcase, the digital display configured to provide a visual indication or an aural indication indicating that the weight of the suitcase has been calculated when manually lifted by the carry-handle during use.