Patent ID: 7896417

Claim:
A mounting bracket for a vehicle grab handle, comprising: spaced apart first and second roof attachment portions for mounting to a roof side rail; spaced apart first and second support portions depending downwardly toward a vehicle cabin, said first support portion depending from said first attachment portion and said second support portion depending from said second attachment portion; an interconnecting portion extending between said spaced apart first and said second support portions for mounting the vehicle grab handle; and, at least one reinforcing flange extending along at least one longitudinal edge defined by said roof attachment portions and said support portions, said at least one reinforcing flange extending along at least one of said first and second attachment portions, around a corner to a corresponding one of said first and second support portions and along said corresponding one of said first and second support portions from said at least one of said first and second attachment portions to a location substantially spaced apart from said interconnecting portion a distance sufficient to weaken said at least one of the first and second support portions to reduce a compression force required to crush said at least one of the first and second support portions.