Patent · US Expired

Flush mounted door handle for automobile

US4703963A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
11References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1986
Grant dateNov 3, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/57
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door handle assembly is mounted at the belt line of an automobile door and includes a box-like recess formed in the door with a slide member mounted in the recess for vertical reciprocal movement. A handle member is pivotally attached to the upper edge of the slide member and conforms to the contour of the exterior panel of the door. A linkage connects the slide member to a door latch mechanism.

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