Patent ID: 7029054

Claim:
An outside handle device comprising: a handle frame provided inside a vehicle door a handle portion located outside the vehicle door, the handle portion comprising an arm portion possessing a distal end; the arm portion of the handle portion extending into the handle frame, with the distal end of the arm portion contacting the handle frame at a position about which the handle portion rotates when the handle portion is rotated to open the vehicle door; and first and second members provided at the arm portion of the handle portion and the handle frame, respectively, the first member being located at a location different from the distal end of the arm portion, the second member being in sliding engagement with the first member to define a path of extension of the handle frame, wherein an electrical component is accommodated in the handle portion, a first connecting element is pivotably mounted on the arm portion and is electrically connected to the electrical component, and a second connecting element is provided at the handle frame and is in electrical engagement with the first connecting element.