Vehicle with a disconnectable handle
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsScott L. Frederick, Scott P. Robison
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a body, a handle, and at least one connection site for the handle at which the handle is selectively connectable to the vehicle. The body defines a passenger compartment and a door opening, and includes a door over the door opening. The at least one connection site includes a home connection site on the door. When connected to vehicle at the home connection site, the handle, from its corresponding location on the door, is subject to being operated by a user to allow the door to open.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment and a door opening, the body including a door over the door opening;
- a handle;
- and
- at least one connection site for the handle at which the handle is selectively connectable to the vehicle, the at least one connection site including a home connection site on the door, wherein when connected to vehicle at the home connection site, the handle, from a corresponding location thereof on the door, is subject to being operated by a user to allow the door to open.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment and a door opening, the body including a door over the door opening;
- a handle;
- and
- multiple connection sites for the handle at which the handle is selectively connectable to the vehicle, the multiple connection sites including a supplemental connection site on the vehicle elsewhere than the door, wherein when connected to vehicle at the supplemental connection site, the handle, from a corresponding location thereof on the vehicle, is subject to being grabbed by a user for support.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment and a door opening, the body including a door over the door opening;
- a handle, the handle including an integral implement;
- and
- at least one connection site for the handle at which the handle is selectively connectable to the vehicle, wherein when disconnected from the vehicle, the handle, in the hands of a user, is configured to serve an off-vehicle role associated with the implement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.