Handle for a vehicle lift gate

A lift gate for a vehicle that is moveable between a closed position and an open position and being hinged on an upper edge to the vehicle, the lift gate comprising:

• an inner panel having a pocket;
• a handle having a grip section and two legs extending from the grip section that are secured to the pocket, the two legs of the handle being pivotally secured to two sides of the pocket;
• said handle having two positions, a stowed position in which the grip section is retained within the pocket and an extended position in which the grip section is extended from the pocket, said handle being retained in the stowed position by gravity when the lift gate is closed and being shifted to the extended position by gravity when the lift gate is opened.

A vehicle having a lift gate and a tailgate for closing a rear opening of the vehicle, the lift gate being moveable between a closed position and an open position and being hinged on an upper edge to the vehicle, the lift gate having an inner panel having a pocket, a handle having a grip section and two legs extending from the grip section that are secured to the pocket, the two legs of the handle being pivotally secured to two sides of the pocket, said handle having two positions, a stowed position in which the grip section is retained within the pocket and an extended position in which the grip section is extended from the pocket, said handle being retained in the stowed position by gravity when the lift gate is closed and being shifted to the extended position by gravity when the lift gate is opened, the tail gate having a tail gate handle that is rotatably mounted within a tail gate handle recess pocket, the tail gate being moveable between a raised position and a lowered position, the handle being rotatable to allow a person to firmly grip the handle throughout the process of raising and lowering the tail gate.