inner wall 29 spaced therefrom two downwardly extending spacers 30 from the top wall 28 serve to locate the inner wall 29 at the desired fixed spacing the spacers are located respectively under the connection points 31 for the handle 11 and slidingly extend through the opening 25 of arm 21 or 22 as the case may be a molded piece 32 secured to the walls 28 and 29 has parts received through opening 26 in plate 23 and other parts forming a half shell enclosure 33 within which the ear 24 of member 23 is resiliently held by a spring 34 a hooklike hasp 35 affixed to the plate 23 by rivets 36 for example extends laterally for latching receipt in the adjacent case section as shown best in fig4 still with reference to fig4 and 5 when the case is closed the hooklike hasp 35 latches the two case sections together and coil spring 34 presses against ear 24 urging the plate 23 toward the central part of the luggage case top wall i e toward the lock 15 applying finger pressure against the actuator 13 in a direction toward the adjacent case end wall unlatches the hasp 35 and moves the plate 23 and ears 19 24 toward the same case end wall on release of the finger pressure on the actuator the coil.