Patent ID: 7543863
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door handle assembly for unlatching a door of a vehicle, said door handle assembly comprising: a mount adapted for attachment to the door of the vehicle; an input member supported for movement relative to said mount; a handle supported for movement relative to said mount from a low profile position, wherein said handle is adjacent said mount, to an extended position, wherein said handle is spaced from said mount, due to an input provided to said input member, and wherein said handle can be further moved from the extended position to an operative position to unlatch the door of the vehicle, said handle including a notch; a cam member, wherein an input provided to said input member causes said cam member to cam said handle from the low profile position to the extended position, and wherein said input provided to said input member causes said cam member to lodge in said notch, thereby retaining said handle in the extended position; and a pivot rod to dislodge said cam member from said notch when said handle is moved from the extended position to the operative position such that said handle is free to return to the low profile position.