摘要 |
A mechanism (20) for attaching an auxiliary luggage case (36) to a main luggage case (22) including a cassette (24) attached to the main luggage case, the cassette defining an elongated receptacle (34) and a retention edge (42) adjacent to the receptacle. The receptacle (34) is adapted to receive the belt (28) and the links (26) connected to the belt when the belt and links are retracted to the main luggage case (22). An elongated flexible belt is attached at an inner end to the cassette, and has an attachment device (32) connected to its outer end. A plurality of links (26) are connected along the length of the belt. The belt is bent over the retention edge between the links to fix the position of the attachment device and the extension of the belt. The engagement of the edge with the link within the receptacle holds the belt and the attachment device in the position established by the selected location of the fold.
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