Patent ID: 8677569
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grab handle assembly with articulating hook comprising: a base; a handle supported on said base pivotal between a closed position and an open position; a pivot pin fixed to said handle and pivotally supported on said base; a hook pivotally supported on said pivot pin movable between a stored position and a deployed position; wherein said pivot pin includes a forward end portion extending from said handle having a cylindrical journal portion, and said hook includes a journal portion having a bushing defining a bore and wherein said bore is pivotally supported on said cylindrical journal portion of said pivot pin and wherein said cylindrical portion of said forward end portion of said pivot pin includes a radial ring extending from said cylindrical journal portion and said bore defined by said bushing of said journal portion of said hook includes an internal counterbore, and said radial ring of said pivot pin is disposed in said internal counterbore of said bore defined by said bushing of said journal portion of said hook.