Abstract: A pinless inside door handle assembly has a housing, a latch handle and a lock lever that snap together and require no separate pivot pin. Interrelating projections and enclosed apertures are in pivotal engagement.

Abstract: An automobile door handle mechanism has a door handle with a handle arm and a latch lever with a lever arm moved by the handle in an unlatch direction to unlatch a door. The handle arm and lever arm overlap in the unlatch direction to restrict movement of the latch lever in the unlatch direction without movement of the handle.

Abstract: A pinless inside door handle assembly has a housing, a latch handle and a lock lever that snap together and require no separate pivot pin. Interrelating projections and enclosed apertures are in pivotal engagement.

Abstract: A push button release apparatus for releasing a door of a vehicle has a housing secured to the door of the vehicle. The housing defines a cavity. A push button supported by the housing is slidable relative to the housing and moves between an inoperative location and an operative location. A cam device pivotally supported about a pivotal axis has a first termination defining a cam surface that cooperates with the push button and a second termination connected to a cable. When the push button is moved from the inoperative location toward the operative location the cam rotates about the pivotal axis and the second termination of the cam device moves, pulling the cable for releasing the door of the vehicle.

Abstract: An assist grip handle assembly that may be snap-fit to the interior of a vehicle or other structure includes a damper assembly provided with the handle assembly that does not require the use of a pivot pin. The damper assembly of the invention easily snap-fits into the assist grip handle assembly and provides improved speed control of the rotational movement of the assist grip handle. With the present invention, no special tools are required to assemble the assist grip handle assembly as the components may be snap-fit together resulting in a less complex and cumbersome assembly.

Abstract: A passenger assist handle assembly for an automobile includes a handle with mounting structures pivotally connected to mounting blocks secured to the automobile. The pivotal connection is made by way of pins disposed in apertures of the mounting structures and mounting blocks. The pins include heads having protrusions thereon received in slots for securing the pins in position. The shapes and locations of the slots and protrusions simplify manufacture and facilitate installation.

Abstract: A passenger assist handle assembly for an automobile includes a handle with mounting structures pivotally connected to mounting blocks secured to the automobile. The pivotal connection is made by way of pins disposed in apertures of the mounting structures and mounting blocks. The pins include heads having protrusions thereon received in slots for securing the pins in position. The shapes and locations of the slots and protrusions simplify manufacture and facilitate installation.

Abstract: A push button release apparatus is disclosed for releasing a door of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a housing that is secured to the door of the vehicle, the housing having a first and a second end and a first and a second extremity. The housing defines a cavity that extends between the first and the second end of the housing, the cavity extending between the first and the second extremities of the housing. A push button is supported by the housing, the push button being slidably disposed relative to the housing such that the push button moves between an inoperative location disposed adjacent to the first extremity of the housing and an operative location disposed adjacent to the second extremity of the housing. A cam has a first and a second termination, the cam being pivotally supported about a pivotal axis that is disposed between the first and the second termination of the cam.