Adjustable door handle assembly

A door hingedly mounted on a vehicle and carrying a latch for latching the door in a closed position, said door comprising:

• a door inner panel;
• a lever pivotally mounted on the door inner panel and operable to release the door latch;
• a trim panel carried by the door in spaced relation from the door inner panel, and having an opening therein registering with the lever;
• a trim bezel installed in the opening and having a peripheral flange portion adapted to overlie the trim panel around the opening;
• a plurality of adjusting ratcheting fasteners acting between the trim bezel and the door inner panel to enable secure attachment of the bezel to the door inner panel and the concomitant gap free engagement of the bezel peripheral flange with the door trim panel irrespective of dimensional variation in the spacing between the door inner panel and the trim panel,
• and a door handle mounted on the lever by a adjusting connecting means so that the door handle is mounted on the lever at an adjusted position irrespective of dimensional variation in the spacing between the door inner panel and the trim panel.

A door hingedly mounted on a vehicle and carrying a latch for latching the door in a closed position, said door comprising:

• a door inner panel;
• a mounting bracket mounted on the door inner panel;
• a lever pivotally mounted on the mounting bracket and operable to release the door latch;
• a trim panel carried by the door in spaced relation from the door inner panel, and having an opening therein registering with the lever;
• a trim bezel installed in the opening and having a peripheral flange portion adapted to overlie the trim panel around the opening;
• a plurality of adjusting ratcheting fasteners acting between the trim bezel and the mounting bracket to enable secure attachment of the bezel to the door inner panel and the concomitant gap free engagement of the bezel peripheral flange with the door trim panel irrespective of dimensional variation in the spacing between the door inner panel and the trim panel,
• and a door handle mounted on the lever by a ratchet adjusting connecting means so that the door handle is mounted on the lever at an adjusted position irrespective of dimensional variation in the spacing between the door inner panel and the trim panel.