Patent ID: 8109545
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door handle assembly for preventing inadvertent opening of a motor vehicle door, said door handle assembly comprising: a base adapted to be fixedly secured to the motor vehicle door, said base including a leg aperture extending therethrough and defining a relief surface surrounding said leg aperture; a handle extending between a door end and a base end, wherein said door end is pivotally coupled to the door and wherein said base end includes a leg extending through said leg aperture for sliding engagement therewith, said handle pivotal about said door end to open the door; a stop tab flexibly attached to said leg of said handle for engaging said relief surface to prevent sliding movement of said leg through said leg aperture thereby preventing pivotal movement of said handle; and a lock trigger pivotally coupled to said base end of said handle, wherein said lock trigger includes a mounting end pivotally coupled to said base end of said handle and an opposite distal end spaced from said door end of said handle, said mounting end of said lock trigger including a tip portion extending through said leg aperture and selectively engaging said stop tab for disengaging said stop tab with said relief surface in response to pivotal movement of said lock trigger relative to said handle to allow sliding movement of said leg through said leg aperture and thereby allowing pivotal movement of said handle to open the door.