Patent ID: 6923481
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door and door handle assembly, comprising: a vehicle door having an interior space defined in part by an outer door panel having an opening communicating with said interior space, a mounting frame, a door handle, a pivot assembly comprising interengaging hinge parts on said frame and on said door handle mounting said door handle on said frame for swinging movement from a door latching position to a door unlatching position, said mounting frame being secured to said vehicle door in the interior space of the vehicle door in a position such that when the door handle is in the door latching position, the door handle registers with and is generally parallel to the opening, and when the door handle is in the door unlatching position, the door handle extends into the interior space at a substantial angle to the opening, said hinge parts having a loose interengagement providing a floating axis for the swinging movement of said door handle and enabling said door handle to be shifted laterally outwardly into contact with an abutment to a position of use in which an outer surface of said handle is flush with an outer surface of said door panel surrounding said opening, and said door handle being biased laterally outwardly into contact with said abutment.