Handle assembly for vehicles, used particularly for illuminating the rear registration plate on automobiles

A handle assembly for a trunk lid of a vehicle comprising:

• a longitudinal monolithic trimming formed of a plastic material, said trimming being open on one side thereof, said trimming having a seat in a central area thereof;
• a support housed within said central area of said trimming, said support having a single opening formed therein, said single opening having a seal formed therearound, said single opening defining a flue of a tubular fitting form, said support comprising:
• a first body having a half-casing;
• a second body having a counter-shaped cover permanently joined by welding around a perimeter thereof to said first body so as to be water-tight, said second body having said opening formed therein, said cover having a membrane which is flexible under pressure;
• a lighting means for illumination of a license plate of the vehicle, said lighting means comprising at least one lighting unit having conductors and external controls, said conductors extending through said single opening of said support, said half-casing having an inside surface receiving a support base, said lighting means supported on said support base, said lighting means having a lens means positioned in said opening of said second body, said lens means for protecting said lighting means and for diffusing light from said lighting means;
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• an opening means for opening the trunk lid, said opening means positioned on said support base, said membrane being cooperative with said opening means.