Retractable handle arrangement for a door or the like

A retractable handle arrangement comprising:

• a handle adapted and arranged to be mounted flush within a panel, the handle being movable between a stowed state and a deployed state, and arranged such that it can be maintained in the deployed state;
• the handle comprising an elongate element behind which a user can place their fingers to pull the handle, wherein the handle is pivotable about an axis disposed proximate to a first end of the elongate element, said axis being substantially perpendicular to a length of the elongate element, such that the handle rotates about the axis when the handle is moved from the stowed state to the deployed state, thereby creating a gap between the elongate element and the panel, the gap being behind the elongate element such that the user can place their fingers into the gap to pull the handle;
• the handle further comprising a top cover portion extending from the elongate element along the length of the elongate element, the top cover portion being fixed for rotation with the elongate element and arranged, when the handle is in the deployed state, to substantially cover the top of the gap between the elongate element and the panel, the handle further comprising an end cover portion, arranged to cover, in the deployed state, at least a portion of the gap at a second end of the elongate element when the handle is deployed out from the panel such that the second end of the elongate element is spaced from the panel;
• wherein the elongate element includes an inner surface provided below the top cover portion and between the end cover portion and the axis, on which the user can place their fingers to pull the handle.