Patent ID: 6309008
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
In a vehicle cap of the type having a hinged access door shiftable between an open position and a closed position, with at least one closure latch operably connected with an actuator cable to selectively retain said access door in said closed position, the improvement of a pull handle mechanism, comprising:a mounting hole extending through said access door for mounting said pull handle mechanism to said access door;a base member having an exterior-portion thereof closely received in said mounting hole, and an interior portion thereof configured with an axially extending slide cavity;a retainer engaging said base member, and securely mounting said pull handle mechanism in said mounting hole of said access door;a handle member having a scoop-shaped exterior portion thereof with a finger recess shaped to grasp said handle member, and a rearwardly extending shaft portion slidingly received in said slide cavity of said base member to permit longitudinal reciprocation therebetween;a biasing member positioned operably between said base member and said handle member, and resiliently urging said handle member toward said base member; anda cable mount member connecting said actuator cable with said handle member, whereby pulling said handle member outwardly away from said access door tenses said actuator cable and releases said closure latch to permit said access door to be pivoted to said open position.