Portable support handle to assist users to safely exit and enter a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A portable support handle for removably engaging a striker pin mounted on the door frame of a vehicle, the striker pin defining an opening, wherein said support handle comprises an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end;
- a pin engagement portion having a longitudinal axis, said pin engagement portion being located at said first end; and
a hand grip located at said second end, wherein said support handle is characterized in that;
said pin engagement portion is moveable between a disengaged position freely movable relative to said striker pin and an engaged position wherein said pin engagement portion is lockably coupled to said striker pin, said pin engagement portion comprises a body having a transverse axis extending between opposed side surfaces of said body, wherein said pin engagement portion is insertable through said opening only when said transverse axis is aligned with a widest portion of said opening, and said opening is rectangular in shape, said widest portion being the diagonal of said opening, wherein said pin engagement portion comprises a neck portion having a transverse dimension less than the width of said opening and a head portion tapering outwardly from said neck portion in a direction away from said longitudinal axis, wherein said head portion has a transverse dimension which exceeds the width and length of said opening but which is less than the diagonal of said opening.
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Abstract
A portable support handle for assisting individuals in exiting and entering motor vehicles. The support handle is designed to removably engage a door striker pin of the vehicle when the door is in an open position. The handle preferably comprises a metal shaft including a pin engagement portion sized to lockably fit into an opening defined by the striker pin in a deployed position; and a grip portion which extends laterally from the striker pin in the deployed position to provide a secure, readily accessible temporary support.
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1. A portable support handle for removably engaging a striker pin mounted on the door frame of a vehicle, the striker pin defining an opening, wherein said support handle comprises an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end;
- a pin engagement portion having a longitudinal axis, said pin engagement portion being located at said first end; and
a hand grip located at said second end, wherein said support handle is characterized in that;
said pin engagement portion is moveable between a disengaged position freely movable relative to said striker pin and an engaged position wherein said pin engagement portion is lockably coupled to said striker pin, said pin engagement portion comprises a body having a transverse axis extending between opposed side surfaces of said body, wherein said pin engagement portion is insertable through said opening only when said transverse axis is aligned with a widest portion of said opening, and said opening is rectangular in shape, said widest portion being the diagonal of said opening, wherein said pin engagement portion comprises a neck portion having a transverse dimension less than the width of said opening and a head portion tapering outwardly from said neck portion in a direction away from said longitudinal axis, wherein said head portion has a transverse dimension which exceeds the width and length of said opening but which is less than the diagonal of said opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a pin engagement portion having a longitudinal axis, said pin engagement portion being located at said first end; and
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