Patent ID: 9022438
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: E05B,F16C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door handle assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a base; a door handle pivotally mounted to the base; a cable assembly operatively connected to the door handle, the cable assembly having a mounting end portion seated within a recess defined in the base; and a cap rotatably connected to the base for securing the mounting end portion within the recess of the base when in a locked state with the mounting end portion seated within the recess of the base, the cap having a locking feature that urges the cap to and maintains the cap in a locked position corresponding with the locked state, wherein the cap is pivotally mounted to the base via a pivot shaft included on the base, the locking feature including a first cooperative configuration defined by the cap and the pivot shaft which applies a force to the cap that holds the cap in the locked position until sufficient opposing force is applied to overcome a cooperative locking engagement between the cap and the pivot shaft, the locking feature further including a second cooperative configuration defined by a locking tab defined on the cap having a mating surface and a locking shoulder defined on the base having a mating surface, the mating surfaces resting against one another when the cap is in the locked position.