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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
David Huelke, Milan, MI (US);
Paul Tuomisto, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Justin Lee Healy, Canton, MI (US);
Adam W. Hellar, Flatrock, MI (US);
David Huelke, Milan, MI (US);
Paul Tuomisto, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Justin Lee Healy, Canton, MI (US);
Adam W. Hellar, Flatrock, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A movable grab handle assembly attached to the interior surface of the vehicle such as the vehicle pillar or on or adjacent to the vehicle headliner is disclosed. The movable grab handle assembly includes a slot formed on a surface of the interior. The slot includes a base having an adjuster plate. A grab handle is slidably mounted in the slot. The grab handle includes a user-operated release, such as a push button, that is operatively engaged with an adjuster plate release mechanism in the form of a pin. By operation of the push button the pin is movable between an adjuster plate engaging position and an adjuster plate disengaging position. Through use of the push button the grab handle is released to move any position in a direction toward the top of the pillar and a direction toward the bottom of the pillar.