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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Huf North America Automotive Parts Mfg. Corp., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Lynn D. Da Deppo, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ehab Kamal, Novi, MI (US);
David Newkirk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
HUF NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MFG. CORP., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 77/06 (2014.01); E05B 85/16 (2014.01); E05B 77/04 (2014.01); E05B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/06 (2013.01); E05B 13/005 (2013.01); E05B 77/04 (2013.01); E05B 85/16 (2013.01); Y10T 292/57 (2015.04);
Abstract
When activated, a handle assembly selectively allows the door latch of a door of a motor vehicle to be released. The handle assembly includes a base fixedly secured to the door and a handle assembly which in its passive state has minimal to no presence in the opening chain of the door latch. The handle assembly includes a handle strap with a handle grip or activation lever which allows completion of the force chain to the latch, thus selectively allowing desired door opening.