Patent ID: 9617764
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Claim:
1. An outside handle of a vehicle that opens a latch, comprising: a slot that includes a rotatable flap that sits flush against an outer panel of the vehicle in a closed position and that provides an opening to an interior of the handle in an open position; a lever including a first end and a second end, the lever rotating around an axis at the first end that is adjacent to the outer panel and that is below the opening; a case that surrounds the flap and the lever, the case including a curved bottom portion; and a rod attached to the lever, wherein downward rotation of the lever moves the rod downward and the downward motion of the rod triggers the latch, a complete range of rotation of the lever is within the interior defined by the case and the outer panel, and the curved bottom portion of the case corresponds to the second end of the lever distal from the axis throughout the complete range of rotation of the lever.