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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2023
The Shyft Group, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US);
Eric R. Fisher, Elkhart, IN (US);
Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., New Carlisle, IN (US);
Matt Rinkenbaugh, Goshen, IN (US);
Cody Michael Huber, Elkhart, IN (US);
Blake Soffa, LaPorte, IN (US);
Douglas Lee Sagarsee, Elkhart, IN (US);
The Shyft Group, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US);
Abstract
A delivery vehicle with a vehicle body comprising a cab portion and a rear cargo portion. The cab portion includes a driver's side and a passenger's side. There is a passenger's door for entering and exiting the passenger's side by climbing one or more steps adjacent the passenger's door. In some embodiments, there is an inside passenger door handle is provided that extends within the cab portion and is configured to actuate a latch assembly between its latched and unlatched positions. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the inside passenger door handle extends into the cab area to be reachable without stooping down the one or more steps adjacent the passenger's door.