Patent ID: 9745778
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: E05B,G06F,H03K

Claim:
1. A keyless-entry vehicle door-handle, comprising: mateable body and cover portions defining an internal space of the handle, the mateable body and cover portions having opposing interior surfaces; at least one electronic component disposed in the internal space of the handle, the at least one electronic component having first and second portions each arranged in intimate contact with one or the other of the opposing interior surfaces of the body and cover portions of the handle; and a compressible member disposed in the internal space of the handle, the compressible member having a body with opposite surfaces each facing one of the opposing interior surfaces of the body and cover portions of the handle, and recesses formed in each of the opposite surfaces, each recess dimensioned to receive therein one or the other of the first and second portions of the at least one electronic component, wherein the compressible member is dimensioned so as to be compressed between the opposing interior surfaces of the body and cover portions of the handle so that, when the compressible member is compressed, the compressible member urges each of the first and second portions of the at least one electronic component into intimate contact with one or the other of the opposing interior surfaces of the body and cover portions of the handle.