Patent ID: 7188873

Claim:
A convertible door handle system, comprising: a receiver plate having a receiver opening, a receiver recess, and a receiver index, said receiver recess located around said receiver opening and said receiver index located in said receiver recess; a handle having a handle shaft and a handle index, said handle index located on said handle shaft and said handle shaft extending through said receiver opening; a drive assembly including a drive member directly connected to said handle index and positioned within said receiver recess to interact with said receiver index to rotatably couple said handle with said receiver plate, said drive assembly removable to reconfigure the functional operation of said door handle system; and a removable locking fastener coupled to said handle shaft to secure said handle and said drive assembly within said receiver plate, wherein said handle index further comprises a groove in said handle shaft, and wherein one of said removable locking fastener and said drive assembly further comprises a nub, said nub configured to engage said groove in said handle shaft.