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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey L. Konchan, Romeo, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 81/90 (2014.01); E05B 77/06 (2014.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); E05B 85/14 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/90 (2013.01); B60R 13/0275 (2013.01); E05B 77/06 (2013.01); E05B 85/14 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for preventing inadvertent actuation of a door release handle of a motor vehicle includes a cover with a lip that engages with an edge of an opening in an inner body panel, and at least one rib attached to the cover, the at least one rib being positioned relative to the door release handle to prevent actuation of the handle when the cover is positioned in the opening of the inner body panel.