Patent ID: 6152502
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B60J,E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An automobile having a passenger compartment and a rear storage compartment, said automobile comprising:a rear storage compartment door that can be moved vertically in an upward direction from a closed position to a fully open position to allow access to the rear storage compartment from the exterior of the automobile, said rear storage compartment door including an exterior surface and an interior surface; andan extension handle, mounted to the rear storage compartment door, that can be moved vertically in a downward direction from a stowed position to an extended position;wherein an end of the extension handle extends vertically downward past a rear lip of the rear storage compartment door when the rear storage compartment door is in the open position and the extension handle is in the extended position, such that a first vertical reach distance to the end of the extension handle is less than a second vertical reach distance to the rear lip of the rear storage compartment door; andwherein the extension handle is substantially flush with the interior surface of the rear storage compartment door when the extension handle is located in the stowed position.