Travelpro Flightcrew 3 Luggage Button

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My trusty Travelpro Flightcrew 3 suitcase's handle stopped working. I took it apart and found that this part, which unlocks the handle, had snapped where the plastic is thin around one of the holes. This is apparently a pretty common luggage problem. Since Travelpro discontinued the FC3 (they're up to the Flightcrew 5 now, and they do make great bags) and are no longer providing parts for it, I needed to source a replacement. None of the other luggage buttons already on here quite fit, so I taught myself the basics of OpenSCAD in around 8 hours and got to modeling. A version is up with the Travelpro text that is pretty close to the stock logo (though not quite the same) as well as a blank version that can be customized. I've now printed this and worked out a sizing issue in V1, the non-fitting v1 parts have been taken down and replaced with the known-good V2 parts.