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US 6,616,222 B1Granted
Assist grip for the interior of a vehicle and method for mounting the same
AssigneeRENAULT s.a.s.
InventorPhilippe Ponceau
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Abstract
A hinged handle, such as a breaker bar for an interior of an automobile vehicle. The hinged handle includes an arch hinged on at least one mechanism configured to fasten the arch on a support. The fastening mechanism includes an expandable pin and a stud engaged in the pin and that is movable between a first position in which the stud is idle and a second position in which the stud causes the pin to expand. The arch of the handle can be pivoted to strike the stud, causing the stud to move from the first position to the second position.
Claims15
Hinged handle, comprising:
- an arch hinged on at least one mechanism configured to fasten said arch on a support, wherein said mechanism configured to fasten includes an expandable pin and a stud engaged in said pin and movable between a first position in which the stud is idle and a second position in which the stud causes the pin to expand, wherein said mechanism configured to fasten comprises at least one elastic bridge formed on the stud for retaining the stud temporarily in the first position, the arch of said handle configured to be pivoted to strike said stud, causing the stud to move from the first position to the second position.
Hinged handle, comprising:
- an arch hinged on at least one mechanism configured to fasten said arch on a support, wherein said mechanism configured to fasten includes an expandable pin and a stud engaged in said pin and movable between a first position in which the stud is idle and a second position in which the stud causes the pin to expand, the arch of said handle configured to be pivoted to strike said stud, causing the stud to move from the first position to the second position, wherein the pin includes a brittle member that engages the support when the stud is in the second position, and wherein the brittle member is configured to be broken under a predetermined stress whereby said hinged handle is allowed to pivot with respect to the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.