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US 10,954,692 B1Granted
Car door closing apparatus and method
OwnerRamon Riverainventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for closing a car door from the inside of the car using an elongated handle and a hand mounted on the distal end, which is especially helpful for an aging individual and/or an individual with disabilities to easily close a car door without help from others and without having to exit the vehicle.
Claims4
An apparatus for a user closing a car door from the inside of the car by pulling on an inside handle on the car door otherwise out of reach of the user consisting of:
- a) a straight, elongated handle having a proximal end and a distal end;
- b) a flat plate hand attached directly to the straight elongated handle distal end essentially perpendicular to the straight elongated handle;
- c) wherein the hand is coated with a material to reduce scratching of the inside of the car;
- and
- d) wherein the proximal end has at least one of an end cap and a grip material.
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A method for a user to close a car door from the inside of the car consisting of:
- a) selecting an apparatus consisting of:
- i. a straight, elongated handle having a proximal end and a distal end;
- ii. a flat plate hand attached directly to the straight elongated handle distal end essentially perpendicular to the handle on the distal end of the handle;
- iii. wherein the hand is coated with a material to reduce scratching of the inside of the car;
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- iv. wherein the proximal end has at least one of an end cap and a grip material;
- b) the user grasping the elongated handle by the proximal end;
- c) reaching across the inside of the car with the apparatus and engaging the apparatus hand with a handle on the car door;
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- d) pulling on the apparatus handle towards the user until the car door is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.