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US 2026/0028064 A1Published application
Vehicle handle extension with air wand
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Jeffrey Robert Seaman, Dawn Piechocki, Annette Lynn Huebner, Brendan Diamond, Michael Sean Calkins, Cliff Standifer
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Abstract
An assembly comprises a vehicle structure and a handle that is associated with the vehicle structure, wherein at least a portion of the handle comprises a hollow cavity. The handle is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An air wand is stored within the hollow cavity and is selectively removeable from the handle.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a vehicle structure;
- a handle that is associated with the vehicle structure, wherein the handle is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein at least a portion of the handle comprises a hollow cavity;
- and
- an air wand stored within the hollow cavity, the air wand being selectively removeable from the handle.
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An assembly comprising:
- a tailgate;
- a handle that is associated with the tailgate, wherein the handle is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and wherein the handle includes a tubular portion that provides a hollow cavity;
- an air wand stored within the hollow cavity, the air wand being selectively removeable from the handle;
- and
- an end cap attached to a distal end of the handle to close the hollow cavity when the air wand is in a stored position.
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A method comprising:
- selectively moving a handle associated with a vehicle structure from a stowed position to a deployed position, wherein the handle includes a tubular portion that provides a hollow cavity;
- storing an air wand within the hollow cavity;
- and
- selectively removing the air wand from the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.