Open loop fixed outside pull handle integrated with door belt seal

A vehicle door comprising:

• a door structure having forward and rearward portions and including an internal door structure, and an outer panel having forward and rearward edges, a lower edge extending between the forward and rearward edges, and an upper edge extending horizontally along a belt line of the vehicle door between the forward and rearward portions, the door structure further including a window frame having an upright rear pillar attached to the internal door structure and extending upwardly above the rearward edge, the window frame including an upper portion having a rearward end attached to an upper end of the upright pillar, and a forward end attached to the internal door structure adjacent an upper portion of the forward edge of the outer panel, whereby the door structure forms a window opening above the belt line of the vehicle door, and wherein the internal door structure includes a belt reinforcement extending along an inner side of the outer panel adjacent the upper edge of the outer panel, wherein the belt reinforcement is spaced inwardly from the upper edge of the outer panel, the door structure including an upright rearwardly-facing shut-face panel;
• a rigid handle structure having an elongated horizontal portion and a transverse connecting portion extending outward from the elongated horizontal portion, and a cantilevered outer grip portion extending horizontally rearwardly from the forward portion whereby the forward portion comprises the sole structural connection of the outer grip portion to the door structure;
• a first connector connecting the elongated horizontal portion of the rigid handle structure to the belt reinforcement adjacent the transverse connecting portion;
• a second connector connecting the elongated horizontal portion of the rigid handle structure to the shut-face panel.