Patent ID: 8752334
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grip apparatus being attachable to a sliding door, said apparatus including: a base including a first side, a second side and a perimeter edge, said first side being concavely arcuate; a panel being attached to and extending away from said second side of said base, said panel has a distal edge with respect to said base, said panel including a first side edge and a second side edge extending from said base to said distal edge, said panel having a pair of opposite curves therein from said first side edge to said second side edge such that said panel has a front side having a concavely arcuate surface followed by a convexly arcuate surface from said first side edge to said second side edge and a rear side having a convexly arcuate surface followed by a concavely arcuate surface from said first side edge to said second side edge; a suction cup being removably attachable to a glass surface of the sliding door; a coupling assembly coupling said suction cup to said first side of said base to allow said suction cup to attach said panel to the sliding door, said coupling assembly including only a first mating member attached to said first side and a second mating member attached to said suction cup, said first and second mating members being directly threadably coupled to each other, said suction cup being pulled toward said first side of said base when said base is rotated in a first direction with respect to said suction cup to increase adhesion between said suction cup and the sliding door when said suction cup is attached to the glass surface; and wherein said panel is abuttable by a person's appendage to open the sliding door when said suction cup is attached to the sliding door.