Patent ID: 7103939

Claim:
A handle assembly for use in a vehicle comprising: a handle defining opposing handle ends, each end including a lead-in channel and a mounting hole, each lead-in channel having an open end and a track that tapers in width from the open end to the mounting hole, such that the width of the track is greatest at the open end and narrowest at the mounting hole, a hinge operatively mounted to each of the opposing handle ends, the hinge including a pair of bosses, each adapted and configured to be received by the associated lead-in channel, open end, track and mounting hole of the handle in such a manner that the bosses slide along the associated track of the lead-in channel to the mounting hole so that the hinge is snap-fit to the handle, the hinge defining mounting supports and mounting tabs, the mounting tabs are snap-fit to the vehicle, and a damper operatively mounted to the mounting supports of at least one of the hinges, the damper including an inner rotary body and an outer rotary body, the inner rotary body defining a first end and a first mounting member, the inner rotary body also defining a second end and a second mounting member, the first and second mounting members coupling the inner rotary body to the mounting supports, the outer rotary body defining a third mounting member that is coupled to the handle.