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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anindya Deb, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew B. Makowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Nripen Kumar Saha, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A grab handle assembly for an interior of a motor vehicle includes a headliner disposed in the interior of the vehicle for mounting to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle. The headliner has a recess. The grab handle assembly also includes a grab handle disposed in the recess and spaced from the vehicle body to absorb energy when impacted.