Patent ID: 7191493
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: B60N,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grab handle assembly, comprising: a bezel having first and second opposing side walls, each of said first and second opposing side walls defining an aperture; a grab handle having first and second ends and a longitudinal shaft extending therebetween, said grab handle defining a fastener receiving cavity located at each of said opposite ends of said grab handle, said first and second ends of said grab handle positioned adjacent to said first and second opposing side walls of said bezel, said fastener receiving cavity located at each of said first and second ends of said grab handle positioned adjacent to said apertures of said first and second opposing side walls; and fastening means extending through each of the apertures of said first and second opposing side walls of said bezel and said fastener receiving cavity located at each of said first and second ends of said grab handle, said fastening means fixedly mounting said first side wall of said bezel to said first end of said grab handle and said second side wall of said bezel to said second end of said bezel, wherein said first side wall includes a first recessed area defining said aperture therewithin, and wherein said second side wall includes a second recessed area defining said aperture therewithin and wherein at least a portion of said first end of said grab handle is positioned within said first recessed area such that said aperture of said first recessed area is positioned adjacent said fastener receiving cavity located at said first end of said grab handle, and at least a portion of said second end of said grab handle is positioned within said second recessed area such that said aperture of said second recessed area is positioned adjacent said fastener receiving, cavity located at said second end of said grab handle.