Method and apparatus for applying a decorative design to a door handle
AssigneePutco, Inc.
InventorJames Elwell
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Abstract
The current invention relates to a decorative design member or logo configured to affix to an existing vehicle door handle. Additionally, the current invention relates to a handle overlay configured to an existing vehicle door handle and a decorative design member affixed to the handle overlay. Furthermore, the decorative design member can be integrated into a handle overlay for the current invention. The invention also relates to a method for applying a decorative design member, logo or handle overlay to a vehicle door handle.
Claims9
An after market vehicle trim piece comprising:
- a semi-rigid, one-piece decorative design member configured to affix to an existing vehicle door handle, the member having a first side that is decorative and a second side that is contoured to mate to a portion of the door handle in a nesting fashion.
A vehicle trim piece comprising:
- a first decorative design member having a first and a second opposite surfaces and one or more holes extending through the decorative design member from the first surface to the second surface;
- a second decorative design member having one or more pins extending therefrom secured to the first decorative design member by the pins passing through the one or more holes to the first decorative design member;
- and
- the first and second decorative design member secured to a vehicle handle.
A method of applying a decorative design member to a vehicle door handle, the design member being a semi-rigid, one-piece body with a logo embossed on a first side and a cutout contoured on a second side, opposite the first side, to mate to a portion of the door handle, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying an adhesive between the design member and the handle;
- and
- pressing the design member to the vehicle door handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.