Patent ID: 6106055
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A grab handle assembly for mounting to a vehicle roof through a roof bracket opening accessible within a vehicle passenger compartment having a headliner positioned adjacent the vehicle roof and having a headliner opening complementary to the roof bracket opening, the grab handle assembly comprising;at least one mounting clip having a base with opposing upper and lower surfaces, a fastener extending from the upper surface and adapted to pass through the complementary roof and headliner openings to mount to the vehicle roof, and a handle connector provided on the lower surface;a handle comprising a body having opposing ends with at least one of the ends terminating in a mounting clip connector and one of the handle connector and mounting clip connector defines an opening and the other of the handle connector and mounting clip connector comprises a projection shaped to be received within the opening in a first position and retained within the opening in a second position to connect the handle to the mounting clip; anda cover removably mounted to the base and having side walls that are positioned on opposite sides of the mounting clip connector and the handle connector when the handle is in the second position to retain the handle in the second position.