Patent ID: 7562916
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicular door handle assembly for selectively opening a vehicle door, the door handle assembly comprising: a handle grip pivotally coupled with the vehicle door and movable to an actuated position to open the vehicle door, the handle grip having a primary latch actuator for operating a bell crank mechanism to open the vehicle door; a secondary latch pivotally coupled through a pivot connection with the handle grip, the secondary latch having a cylindrical mounting shaft, a rectilinear, planar body coupled at a first end with, and extending radially away from, the mounting shaft, and a pair of parallel, spaced feet coupled with a second end of the planar body opposite the first end and inclined therefrom; a stationary member fixedly coupled with the vehicle door having a pair of interference surfaces for engaging the feet; and a trigger associated with the handle grip and comprising a secondary latch actuator located on a surface of the trigger, the secondary latch actuator being adapted to engage a portion between the first and second ends of the planar body; wherein movement of the trigger can induce the secondary latch actuator to push against the planar body to move the feet out of engagement with the interference surfaces to thereby enable the handle grip to move to the actuated position.