Patent ID: 8317237

Claim:
A handle assembly for pulling a cable to unlatch a closure panel latch in a motor vehicle, comprising: a handle for gripping by the user; a cable connected to the handle and extending to the latch so that gripping and pulling the handle in a straight-line pulls the cable in said a straight-line to unlatch the latch; a bezel for mounting on a mounting panel of the motor vehicle, said bezel having a guide channel structure formed therein for slidably mounting the handle for straight-line pulling within the channel structure and defining a path for straight-line pulling of the cable, said guide channel structure being formed in part by a flexible finger on the bezel yieldably bearing upon the handle so that if the user pulls the handle at an angle to the straight-line pull of the handle and of the cable, the flexible finger flexes to permit the handle to pivotally shift within the bezel to the angle established by the user, whereby the handle is both pullable in a straight-line and pivotable at an angle to the straight-line pull within the bezel.