Patent ID: 6921116

Claim:
A door handle assembly comprising: a first door handle; a chassis assembly including a body; a spindle mounted on the body for rotational movement relative to said body, said first door handle mounted on said spindle and indexed to said spindle to prevent relative rotation between said first door handle and said spindle, said spindle rotatable by said first door handle between latching and unlatching positions; and a bias mechanism coupled to said spindle for producing a return bias force in response to rotation of said spindle as said first door handle is rotated away from the latching position toward the unlatching position, for returning said door handle to the latching position upon release of said first door handle, said bias mechanism including a first bias structure including a first bias element and a first actuating member coupled to said spindle and cooperating with said first bias element for causing said first bias element to produce said return bias force in response to rotation of said first door handle away from the latching position toward the unlatching position; and a second door handle indexed to said spindle, said bias mechanism including a second bias structure, said second bias structure including a second bias element and a second actuating member for causing said second bias element to produce said return bias force in response to rotation of said second door handle away from the latching position toward the unlatching position, said second actuating member operated in response to rotation of said second door handle and independently of the operation of said first actuating member, wherein the angle of rotation of said door handles between the latching position and the unlatching position is less than 45°.