Patent ID: 6974134

Claim:
A handle assembly for mounting to a surface of a vehicle comprising: a handrail, formed of a tubular member having a curved cross section, said handrail having an end cap at opposite ends of said handrail, said end caps being joined with said tubular member; and a pair of brackets, each of said end caps being selectively engagable with a respective one of said brackets in first and second positions relative to said brackets, said handrail being selectively movable to disengage said end caps from said brackets, said handrail being pivotable when said end caps are disengaged from said brackets to move said end caps between said first position, where said handrail is positioned along the surface of the vehicle, and said second position, where said handrail extends outward from the surface of the vehicle, one of (a) said end caps and (b) said brackets comprising at least one projection and the other of said end caps and said brackets comprising at least one recess for receiving said at least one projection when said end caps are engaged with said brackets in one of said first and second positions, said end caps being substantially positively retained relative to said brackets when said end caps are engaged with said brackets in said first or second position.