Vehicle assist handle assembly having a stored assembly tool

US11254252B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Stuart C. Salter · White Lake, US
• David Brian Glickman · Southfield, US
• Annette Lynn Huebner · White Lake, US
• Jim Baumbick · Northville, US
• Paul Kenneth Dellock · Northville, US
• Daniel J. Martin · Plymouth, US
• Robert Gelardi · Plymouth, US
• Ryan Olsson · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 25, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 9, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2011/0078
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assist handle assembly for a vehicle is provided that includes an assist handle configured to be gripped by a user, a releasable connector configured to secure the assist handle assembly to a structural component of the vehicle, the connector comprising a fastener having a key surface, a storage compartment provided in the assist handle, and an assembly tool for engaging the key surface of the fastener during assembly and disassembly of the connector from the structural component of the vehicle, wherein the assembly tool is stored in the storage compartment.