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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter A Saffran, Windsor, CA;
Glenn W Abbott, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James Kavanaugh, Northville, MI (US);
Assignees:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Siegel-Robert, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
49503 ; 2923363 ; 74104 ; 745016 ; 74502 ; 74543 ; 74528 ; 74545 ;
Abstract
A handle assembly for a motor vehicle door operative for selectively releasing a latch mechanism. The handle assembly includes a mounting portion attached to the motor vehicle door and a handle proper adapted to be manually grasped. The handle proper is linearly translatable between a first position and a second position for releasing the latch mechanism. In a preferred form, the handle proper is biased to the first position by a coil spring.