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AssigneeInternational Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorsJustin Burstein, Steven A. Huber, Katie Strausser, John P. Thornton, Matthew T. Ware
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The ergonomic handle for a fuel cap pivotably engages to a top surface of the cap and is movable between a stowage position lying against part of the top surface of the cap and engaging against and activating a locking mechanism of the cap upon pivoting into such stowage position, and an upright functional position where the handle is pivoted to a position perpendicular to the cap. The handle comprises a planar, substantially A-shaped base section having a cutout therein overlying a lock of the locking mechanism of the cap and a horizontally disposed top rounded graspable grip section including indentations on an underside thereof for fingers and extended terminal end thumb tabs to aid in applying torque to the cap.
An ergonomic handle for a locking fuel tank cap, the handle being pivotably engaged to a top surface of the cap and being lockably movable between a stowage position lying against a portion of the top surface of the cap and engaging against and activating a locking mechanism of the cap upon pivoting into such stowage position, and an upright functional position where the handle is positioned perpendicular to the cap, the handle comprising a planar A-shaped base section having a cutout therein overlying a lock of the locking mechanism of the cap and a horizontally disposed graspable top grip section.
In combination with a fuel tank cap, an ergonomic handle, the handle being pivotably engaged to a top surface of the cap and being lockably movable between a stowage position lying against a portion of the top surface of the cap and an upright functional position where the handle is positioned perpendicular to the cap, the handle comprising a planar A-shaped base section and a horizontally disposed graspable top grip section.
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