Patent ID: 8733139
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle and lock assembly for a vehicle door having interior and exterior surfaces, comprising: an outside housing for mounting on the exterior surface of the door; a plunger having a longitudinal axis and being slidably mounted in the outside housing for axial movement between extended and retracted positions; an exterior handle pivotally mounted on the outside housing and connected to the plunger to move the plunger from the extended position to the retracted position; an inside housing for mounting on the interior surface of the door; an interior handle pivotally mounted on the inside housing and operative to move the plunger from the extended position to the retracted position; a lock mounted on the outside housing and movable between locked and unlocked positions; whereby the unlocked position of the lock allows the handle to retract the plunger; and whereby the locked position of the lock precludes the handle from retracting the plunger while allowing the plunger to retract when the door is moved from an open position to a closed position.