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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Justin L. Ruzich, Mokena, IL (US);
Walter Belchine, Iii, Plainfield, IL (US);
Joel R. Lee, Peotone, IL (US);
Justin L. Ruzich, Mokena, IL (US);
Walter Belchine, III, Plainfield, IL (US);
Joel R. Lee, Peotone, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A grab handle assembly with integrated articulating hook is disclosed comprising base elements and a handle pivotal on the base elements between closed and an open positions. A pivot pin is fixed to the handle and pivotally supported on a base element. A hook is pivotally supported on the pivot pin and is movable between a stored and a deployed position. In one form a resilient finger on the hook coacts with surfaces on the pivot pin to provide resistance to movement of the hook between the stored and deployed positions. The pin is configured to provide varied resistance at different hook positions.