Patent ID: 8141933

Claim:
A vehicle door having a pull pocket on which a hand is put when the door is manipulated, the vehicle door comprising: a door panel comprising an outer door panel portion and an inner door panel portion attached to the outer door panel portion and having a hollow opening formed therein; a lining provided over an inside of the inner door panel portion and including a face facing toward a vehicle cabin when the door is mounted to a vehicle body; a pull pocket member formed independently of the lining and mounted to the lining, wherein the pull pocket member comprises a brim portion which is substantially flush with the face of the lining facing toward the vehicle cabin and a recessed portion which is integrally formed with the brim portion and recessed inside of the inner door panel portion and configured to form an undercut at the face of the lining facing toward the vehicle cabin when the pull pocket member is mounted to the lining; and a spacer member configured to extend between the recessed portion and the lining and disposed at a back of the lining in a position opposed to a sidewall of the recessed portion which makes up an underside of an overhanging portion of the undercut formed at the face of the lining facing toward the vehicle cabin when the pull pocket member is mounted to the lining, wherein the lining has a mounting hole in which the recessed portion is fitted when the pull pocket member is mounted to the lining, wherein the pull pocket member further comprises a pair of hook portions for use in hooking the pull pocket member over a peripheral edge of the mounting hole, the hook portions being disposed separately near an opening of the recessed portion at the sidewall of the recessed portion which makes up the underside of the overhanging portion of the undercut formed at the face of the lining facing toward the vehicle cabin when the pull pocket member is mounted to the lining, wherein the lining has a pair of engaging holes, in which the pair of hook portions are engagable, respectively, the engaging holes being disposed near the peripheral edge of the mounting hole, and wherein the spacer member is disposed at a midpoint position between the engaging holes of the lining.