Patent ID: 9404292
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A handle assembly for preventing inadvertent opening of a motor vehicle door during a crash event, said handle assembly comprising: a base fixedly secured to the motor vehicle door; a handle strap extending between a handle end and a base end in which the handle strap is pivotal about the base end and in which the handle end extends through an aperture in the base; a handle grip actuatable relative to the handle strap; a blocking leg coupled to the handle grip and extending through the handle end of the handle strap; an actuation pawl for selective engagement and actuation with a door latch release, the actuation pawl disposed proximate a free end of the leg and being rotatably attached to the handle end of the handle strap; wherein, when the handle grip is actuated and then the handle strap is actuated away from the base, the leg is first positioned to engage the actuation pawl to prevent rotation of the actuation pawl so that upon actuation of the handle strap the actuation pawl engages and actuates the door latch release, and wherein when the handle grip is not actuated and then the handle strap is actuated away from the base, the leg is further configured to be positioned to allow rotation of the actuation pawl so that upon actuation of the handle strap the door latch release rotates the actuation pawl.