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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Andrew John Murray, Colchester, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/10 (2014.01); E05B 81/00 (2014.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/10 (2013.01); E05B 81/00 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2013.01); B60J 5/102 (2013.01); Y10T 292/57 (2015.04);
Abstract
A handle assembly for opening and closing a vehicle door wherein the handle assembly includes: a recess in an exterior surface of the vehicle door; a cover over the recess wherein the cover is coupled to the vehicle door and is moveable between an open position and a closed position; and a handle member coupled to the cover and retained in the recess when the cover is in the closed position and released from the recess when the cover is in the open position.