Patent ID: 8827516

Claim:
An interior grab handle and lamp assembly for a vehicle comprising: a bracket configured for attachment by fasteners to a structural roof member, the bracket disposed on a back side surface of a headliner, wherein the bracket is in abutting contact with both the structural roof member and the back side surface of the headliner and the bracket is disposed completely behind the headliner; an elongate handle operably connected to the bracket via first and second mounting members disposed on a visible surface of the headliner, wherein the bracket includes a first set of aligning ribs that engage the mounting members and a second set of aligning ribs that engage the structural roof member, and wherein the first and second sets of aligning ribs extend perpendicularly from the bracket and at least partially position the elongate handle relative to the headliner and the structural roof member; and a light source operably connected with an intermediate portion of the bracket, wherein the light source is disposed on the visible surface of the headliner between the first and second mounting members.