Mounting device for a front mounted removable handle and the like
First Claim
1. A support handle for an automotive interior, said handle characterized by:
- a resiliently flexible body;
an inner frame member having a center section and two end sections;
said center section of said inner frame being embedded in said body;
said two end sections of said frame member extending out of respective ends of said body;
each of said end sections having a notch therein for allowing said end section to extend through an aperture in an connectable support bracket thereunder and be laterally movable therein between a first position that allows axial disengagement and a second position that prevents axial disengagement;
said body having a tab section extending therefrom;
an abutment shoulder spaced from said end section and abuttable against said tab section to retain said handle frame member end in said second position against movement toward said first position;
said tab section being flexible to allow it be pried upward and disengaged from said abutment shoulder to allow said frame member end to move laterally into said first position to allow disengagement of said handle from said support bracket.
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Abstract
A handle (12) mounted to a support bracket (34) underlying a headliner (10) through two mounting devices (11). Each mounting device (11) includes a T-shaped end section (24) of a U-shaped spring metal strap (22) of the handle having a T-end that engages a T-shaped aperture in the support bracket (34). The body (20) of the handle includes a tab (23) that extends beyond end 51 of the body (20) and into the T-shaped aperture to abut an abutment shoulder (44) adjacent the T-shaped aperture in order to interlock with the T-shaped end section (24) of the strap. The tab (23) is removable from the aperture (40) and disengageable from the abutment shoulder (44) to allow the handle to be removable from the bracket (34).
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A support handle for an automotive interior, said handle characterized by:
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a resiliently flexible body; an inner frame member having a center section and two end sections; said center section of said inner frame being embedded in said body; said two end sections of said frame member extending out of respective ends of said body; each of said end sections having a notch therein for allowing said end section to extend through an aperture in an connectable support bracket thereunder and be laterally movable therein between a first position that allows axial disengagement and a second position that prevents axial disengagement; said body having a tab section extending therefrom; an abutment shoulder spaced from said end section and abuttable against said tab section to retain said handle frame member end in said second position against movement toward said first position; said tab section being flexible to allow it be pried upward and disengaged from said abutment shoulder to allow said frame member end to move laterally into said first position to allow disengagement of said handle from said support bracket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A support handle assembly for an automotive interior, said handle assembly characterized by:
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a garnish molding having two spaced apertures therethrough; a support bracket underlying said garnish molding and having a respective aperture therethrough at least partially aligned with a respective aperture of said garnish molding; a handle including an inner frame member having a center section and two end sections and a resiliently compressible body; said center section of said inner frame being imbedded in said body; said two end sections of said frame member extending out of said body; each of said end sections having a notch therein for allowing said end section to extend through a respective aperture in said support bracket and be laterally movable therein between a first position that allows axial engagement and disengagement and a second position that prevents axial disengagement; said body having a tab section extending therefrom and extendible into a respective aperture of said garnish molding and abutting a shoulder at an edge thereof to retain said handle frame member end in said second position and prevents said frame member from moving into said first position; said tab section being flexible to allow it be pried out of respective aperture in said garnish molding and disengaged from said shoulder to allow said frame member end to move to said first position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mounting mechanism for mounting a part to a support base, said mechanism characterized by:
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said part including a resiliently flexible body; an inner frame member having a section embedded in said body and an end section extending therefrom; said end section having a notch therein for allowing said end section to extend through an aperture in said base and be laterally movable therein between a first position that allows axial disengagement and a second position that prevents axial disengagement; said body having a tab section extending therefrom; an abutment shoulder spaced from said end section and abuttable against said tab section to retain said frame member end in said second position against movement toward said first position; said tab section being flexible to allow it be pried upward and disengaged from said abutment shoulder to allow said frame member end to move laterally into said first position to allow disengagement of said part from said base. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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