Patent ID: 7124475

Claim:
A D-ring handle for use with emergency vehicles, said D-ring handle comprising: (a) a D-shaped ring member having a curved leg and a base, said D-shaped ring member having a unitary construction, said leg and said base are integrally attached to one another; (b) at least one tab integrally connected to said base, with said base of said D-shaped ring member rotatably coupled to a substrate member, such that pressure on said at least one tab moves said D-shaped ring member outward; (c) a foot member including a pair of opposed supports for being hingedly attached to said D-shaped ring member, said foot member configured for rotatably coupling to a substrate member to actuate a latch member; (d) a block member, integrally attached to said base, said block member including a hole that passes through said block member; and, (e) said foot member includes said pair of opposed supports, which receive and hold a pin member, which passes through said block member and at least partially through each of said opposed supports to rotatably attach said D-shaped ring member to a substrate member.