# US 10,864,620 B2 · Tool for installing an interior trunk handle of a vehicle or the like > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,864,620 B2 - Document ID: US10864620B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/171,854 - Filed: 2018-10-26 - Published: 2020-04-30 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-26 - Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation - Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation - Inventors: Dana Ratliff - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864620B2 ## CPC - B25B 27/0035: {for motor-vehicles (wrenches for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/003)} - B25B 27/14: for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same - E05B 79/06: Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock - E05B 85/12: Inner door handles - B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a tool for holding a recessed handle structure to be installed into a hole manufactured into the interior or bottom surface of a trunk door, providing required rotational leverage, and applying required linear pressure to locking tabs of the recessed handle structure as it is being installed into the interior or bottom surface of the trunk door, thereby securing the recessed handle structure within the hole manufactured into the interior or bottom surface of the trunk door. The use of this tool effectively saves time and protects the installer's fingers, hands, and the like. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a recessed structure installation tool configured for installing a recessed structure in a surface of a vehicle, the recessed structure installation tool comprising: a head member configured to at least partially conformally engage the recessed structure; an elongate member coupled to the head member, wherein the elongate member comprises an axial portion and an off-axis portion disposed at an angle relative to the axial portion; and a handle member coupled to the elongate member opposite the head member; wherein the handle member, the elongate member, and the head member are collectively configured to apply a rotational force to the recessed structure and a linear force to locking tabs of the recessed structure when the handle member is translated and pushed by a user when the head member is engaged with the recessed structure, thereby securing the recessed structure to the surface of the vehicle; wherein the recessed structure comprises a recessed handle structure configured to be installed in an interior surface of a trunk door of the vehicle while the trunk door is opened; and wherein the off-axis portion of the elongate member is disposed at an angle relative to the axial portion of the elongate member that is selected such that the rotational force applied to the recessed structure provides a linear force applied to the locking tabs of the recessed structure that is sufficient to engage the locking tabs of the recessed structure with the interior surface of the trunk door. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the head member comprises a prismatic portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the off-axis portion of the elongate member is disposed at an angle of between about 15 degrees and about 75 degrees relative to the axial portion of the elongate member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein two or more of the head member, the elongate member, and the handle member are integrally formed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the head member comprises a protective covering disposed on or about an exterior surface thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the head member comprises a tapering portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the elongate member comprises a protective covering disposed on or about an exterior surface thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the protective covering comprises a protective coating. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the handle member comprises a protective covering disposed on or about an exterior surface thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the protective covering comprises a protective coating. ### Claim 11 A method for installing a recessed structure in a surface of a vehicle, the method comprising: providing a recessed structure installation tool, comprising: a head member configured to at least partially conformally engage the recessed structure; an elongate member coupled to the head member, wherein the elongate member comprises an axial portion and an off-axis portion disposed at an angle relative to the axial portion; and a handle member coupled to the elongate member opposite the head member; engaging the head member of the recessed structure installation tool with the recessed structure; and translating and pushing the handle member of the recessed structure installation tool such that the handle member, the elongate member, and the head member collectively apply a rotational force to the recessed structure and a linear force to locking tabs of the recessed structure, thereby securing the recessed structure to the surface of the vehicle; wherein the recessed structure comprises a recessed handle structure configured to be installed in an interior surface of a trunk door of the vehicle while the trunk door is opened. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the head member comprises a prismatic portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the off-axis portion of the elongate member is disposed at an angle of between about 15 degrees and about 75 degrees relative to the axial portion of the elongate member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein two or more of the head member, the elongate member, and the handle member are integrally formed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the head member comprises a protective covering disposed on or about an exterior surface thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the head member comprises a tapering portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the elongate member comprises a protective covering disposed on or about an exterior surface thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the protective covering comprises a protective coating. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the handle member comprises a protective covering disposed on or about an exterior surface thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the protective covering comprises a protective coating.