	US 7,600,795 B2
	Vehicular door handle including secondary latch
Jerry Cummins, Portland, Mich. (US); Jim Larabel, Newaygo, Mich. (US); Brian L. Herrema, Caledonia, Mich. (US); Joe Meinke, Gowen, Mich. (US); Mark McWilliams, Grandville, Mich. (US); and Richard Young, Lowell, Mich. (US)
Assigned to ADAC Plastics, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. (US)
Filed on Sep. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/850,841.
Application 11/850841 is a division of application No. 11/275967, filed on Feb. 07, 2006.
Application 11/275967 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/710806, filed on Aug. 04, 2004, granted, now 7,284,776, filed on Oct. 23, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/593726, filed on Feb. 08, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0294861 A1, Dec. 27, 2007
Int. Cl. E05C 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/10 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 292—336.3 [292/DIG. 65]

3 Claims

1. A vehicular door handle assembly for selectively opening a vehicle door, the door handle assembly comprising:

a handle movable to an actuated position to open the vehicle door, the handle containing a grip portion attached to a main body that is pivotally coupled to the vehicle door;

a primary latch actuator pivotally coupled with the handle to open the vehicle door, the primary latch actuator having at least one guide fixedly integrated therewith and an actuating arm that interacts with a bell crank mechanism to open the vehicle door;

a stationary member coupled with the vehicle door and having at least one stop adapted for selective engagement with the at least one guide; and

a trigger associated with the handle and the primary latch actuator to move the primary latch actuator away from the stationary member;

wherein movement of the primary latch actuator away from the stationary member can disengage the at least one guide from the at least one stop, and further movement of the primary latch actuator away from the stationary member will allow the actuating arm to engage a portion of the bell crank mechanism in order to open the vehicle door.