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Vehicle entry/egress assistance device

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  • US 9,403,466 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2015
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assistance device for entering and leaving a vehicle comprising:

  • a handle member for supporting at least part of the weight of a user grasping the handle member;

    a striker pin insertion post connected to the handle member for extending into an opening of a striker pin in a door frame of the vehicle; and

    an enlarged area between the handle member and striker pin insertion post, extending transversely outwardly of the insertion post, on respective opposite sides of the handle member and the insertion post, wherein the handle member is straight and has an axis, the device including at least one LED for casting light parallel to the axis.

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