Patent ID: 7478851

Claim:
A method of closing an open vehicle door from a position within the vehicle utilizing a vehicle hand tool including a first rod having a first end and a second end, a second rod having a third end and a fourth end and a door pull tool removably mountable to the fourth end of the second rod, the second rod being movable relative to the first rod between a storage position wherein the first rod is positioned adjacent the second rod and an extended position wherein the fourth end is spaced from the first rod, the method comprising the steps of: a) moving the second rod relative to the first rod from the storage position to the extended position; b) attaching the door pull tool to the fourth end of the second rod; c) grasping the vehicle hand tool proximate the first end of the first rod; d) maneuvering the vehicle hand tool such that the door pull tool engages a handle of a vehicle door; e) applying a pulling force on the handle through the hand tool to cause the vehicle door to move from the open position to a closed position; f) releasing the door pull tool from the handle; g) removing the door pull tool from the fourth end of the second rod; h) moving the second rod relative to the first rod from the extended position to the storage position; and i) positioning the door pull tool and the first and second rods in the storage position in a storage location.