Abstract: A door handle apparatus comprising a grip member whose one end is rotatably supported by a door panel, and an escutcheon which is disposed closer to the other end surface of the grip member and which is fixed to the door panel, wherein the door handle apparatus further comprises a water force reducing structure which reduces force of water which enters from a gap between the grip member and the escutcheon.

Abstract: Vehicle door handle unit includes: a handle shaft rotatably mounted on a vehicle door; a handle section pivotably mounted on the handle shaft; and a detection section for detecting locking/unlocking operation of the vehicle door or opening/closing-related operation including opening/closing operation of the vehicle door. The handle shaft includes first and second handle shaft members axially spaced apart from each other, and the detection section is provided between the first and second handle shaft members. Not only the vehicle door handle unit can be suitably applied to small vehicles etc. of which the vehicle door can only have a limited thickness, but also it can have a good usability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a door handle for a refrigerator. In the present invention, a decoration 40 is installed in a seating channel 36 provided in a handle bar 30. The seating channel 36 with the decoration 40 installed therein is shielded by a transparent or translucent handle cover 42. Cover end coupling pieces 45 are provided at both ends of the handle cover 42 and coupled with coupling ribs of a handle bar body 31 of the handle bar 30 or a cover base 34. The cover end coupling pieces 45 protrude and extend from both ends of the handle cover 42 to be perpendicular to other portions. A luminous body or jewel may be used as the decoration 40. With the door handle of the present invention constructed as above, the aesthetic sense of the door handle is improved to meet various consumers' demands for design, and the handle bar 30 becomes more firm to enhance the reliability of the door handle.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a door handle adapted to receive interchangeable display inserts. The door handle includes a handle body adapted to be coupled to a door of an enclosure. A receiving space is provided within the handle body for exchangeably receiving a display insert. A protective front facing planar member is located at a front face of the door handle and a graphic display is positioned behind the protective front facing planar member. The graphic display is visible through the protective front facing planar member by a person upon approach to the door handle.

Abstract: A door grip for a vehicle. The door grip comprises a base member having a central opening. A bracket is positioned proximate an interior portion of the base member. A cover having a shape generally corresponding to the base member at least partially encloses the interior portion of the base member. A mounting portion of the bracket is attachable to a vehicle door interior panel such that a handle portion of the door grip is cantilevered away from a vehicle door interior panel.

Abstract: A retractable grip assist handle assembly provides an extendable support for a passenger during ingress to or egress from the vehicle. The retractable grip assist handle assembly includes a handle, and a body portion having a first end connected to the handle and the handle and body portion are extendable relative to the vehicle. A mechanical energy storage device is connected between a second end of the body portion and the vehicle. The mechanical energy storage device provides a return force that returns the handle to a retracted position from an extended position.

Abstract: A door handle for opening a door of a refrigerator or a freezer compartment is fixable to the door in a manner pivotable by a pivot support and movable between an open position and a closed position as well having a restoration device for the automatic restoration of the handle from the open position into the closed position. A movement damper is provided for damping the restoration force of the handle from the open position into closed position and/or opening movement of the handle from the closed position into open position.

Abstract: A handle has at least one holding plate which can be mounted in an opening in a thin wall such as a sheet-metal cabinet door, a head part, such as a flange or turning handle, which covers the rim of the opening of the thin wall on its (outer) side, and a body part which proceeds from the head part and can be pushed through the opening in the thin wall, and a holding part which is carried by the body part, supported on the other (rear) side of the thin wall, and is separate from the body part. According to the invention, the holding part is formed by holding elements which project in a flexible manner from the body part in the direction of its outer surface and whose free end has an inclined surface for supporting the body part on the rim or edge of the opening without play.

Abstract: A door grip for a vehicle. The door grip comprises a base member having a central opening. A bracket is positioned proximate an interior portion of the base member. A cover having a shape generally corresponding to the base member at least partially encloses the interior portion of the base member. A mounting portion of the bracket is attachable to a vehicle door interior panel such that a handle portion of the door grip is cantilevered away from a vehicle door interior panel.

Abstract: A handgrip that is restricted to only being partially gripped thereabout and by reason of sloped sides causing the slippage therefrom of a closed loop, and consequently is effective in negating its use in suicidal attempts.

Abstract: A handle for a door of a refrigerator having a hollow rod shape, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the door and disposed on the front surface of the door so as to be improved in productivity and aesthetic quality, and a method for manufacturing the same. A handle for a door of a refrigerator, which has a main body having a storage chamber provided with an opened front surface, doors provided on the front surface of the main body for opening and closing the storage chamber, and handles respectively provided on the doors, extending in the longitudinal direction of the doors and having a hollow rod shape, includes a first resin layer making the shape of the handle and made of a first resin comprising glass fibers for reinforcing the rigidity of the handle; and a second resin layer formed on the outer surface of the first resin layer and made of a second resin.

Abstract: A door handle includes a damper wherein a difference in torque changed according to a rotational direction becomes large. A rotor and a valve are completely separated and only the rotor rotates, so that it is possible to significantly reduce torque applied to the rotor. When the rotor and the valve are connected or separated, torque applied to the rotor is changed greatly. Accordingly, instead of gradually changing torque according to a rotational angle of the rotor, it is possible to set a specific point where torque is changed.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for disinfecting an item, for example, a handle for a door or a tap in a toilet facility. The apparatus includes a movable member, e.g., a door handle having a contact surface for being manually engaged to move the movable member; germicide applying means for applying germicide to the surface; and an operating mechanism coupled between the movable member and the germicide applying means and operable in response to movement of the movable member for applying germicide to the contact surface after movement of said movable member. The germicide applying means may be a pump. The operating mechanism may act to prime the pump when the door handle is turned to open the door. The germicide is sprayed over the handle after the handle is released and returns to its initial position. The return movement may be retarded.

Abstract: A handle assembly for mounting to a door of an appliance includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes a cavity adapted to receive an end insert formed of soft material. Each of the end inserts includes an attaching member. The handle is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the attachment members and base members provided on the door without scratching the surface of the door.

Abstract: A handle for a motor vehicle door comprising a lever that can rotate about a first axis in a frame that is fixed to the door and is connected mechanically to a rocker wheel that rotates in the frame about a second axis when the stop piece belonging to a locking member comprising a pendulum that has lever is pulled in order to unlock the door, the rocker wheel is provided with a shoulder capable of being intercepted by a an inertial mass and is hinged to the frame or to a body integral therewith so as to pivot about a third axis, that during a violent pivoting of the pendulum, the stop piece strikes the shoulder and prevents the rocker wheel from rotating.

Abstract: A door handle assembly attachable to a door. The door handle assembly includes a handle coupled to the door and a latch bolt coupled to the handle and movable along a latch bolt axis between an extended position and a retracted position. An attachment member defines an attachment axis. The attachment member is movable relative to the handle between a first position and a second position.

Abstract: A fixing structure for a door handle includes a grip portion, a first fixing portion connected to a first end of the grip portion and fixed to a side of a door, and a second fixing portion connected to a second end of the grip portion and fixed to the side of a door. A guiding plate is fixedly mounted to the second fixing portion. At least one fixing tube is slidably mounted to the guiding plate, thereby adjusting a mounting position of the at least one fixing tube.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle assembly for a refrigerator. According to the present invention, there is provided a handle assembly for a refrigerator. The handle assembly comprises a pair of handle holders each of which is formed with a cavity therein and mounted onto a front surface of a door by means of a screw that is fastened to the front surface of the door through the cavity; a handle body which is positioned between the handle holders and which is fastened to the handle holders by means of screws that penetrate the handle holders and are fastened thereto; and a handle cover elastically mounted to front ends of the handle holders and the handle body. According to the present invention, since the handle assembly can be mounted to the front surface of the door at the front of the door, the man-hour needed for the assembling works and the production costs can be reduced.

Abstract: A hand bracket comprising a grip section, a top connection bracket at a first end of the grip section and a bottom connection bracket a second end of the grip section. At least one of the top connection bracket and the bottom connection bracket comprises a shell having two screw holes and a rim, with screw cylinders extending from the screw holes to a position planar with the rim. The at least one of the top connection bracket and the bottom connection bracket includes a first side and a second side, with the two screw holes located closer to one of the first side or the second side.

Abstract: An annular groove part with a predetermined depth is formed in a rotation body, and a wall surface of the annular groove part is sealed by a second protrusion elongated annular part formed in an inner circumference of a rotor attached to the annular groove part, and a wall surface of the annular groove part is sealed by a first protrusion elongated annular part formed in an outer circumference of the rotor, and grease is sealed in the inside. When the rotor is engaged in a support body and the rotation body is rotated, rotation of the rotor is regulated, so that the rotation body is damped by fluid resistance of the grease and is slowly rotated. The rotation body is supported by a support shaft inserted into a shaft hole.

Abstract: An operating device for a motor vehicle lock having a door lock actuator includes a grip plate and a grip with one bearing arm that extends through the grip plate and is swivellably linked to a rear side of the grip plate via a bearing block by way of a plug-type shaft. A securing element for the plug-type shaft secures the latter against sliding-out. A protective covering, which at least partially covers the rear side of the grip plate, has at least one extension that serves as a securing element and is situated next to an end of the plug-type shaft.

Abstract: An item such as a passenger assist handle is anchored to an automotive framing component by a mounting stud passing through a hole in the framing component. The mounting stud includes a shaft with a helix at a first end and a threaded portion at a second end. The helix and threaded portion are of opposite hands and the threaded portion receives a stop nut thereon. The automotive framing component has a teardrop shaped opening therethrough having a first diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the shaft and a second diameter substantially equal to the radius of the helix. Upon threading the nut onto the shaft, while the stud is held initially stationary by frictional engagement between its surface and surfaces of the framing component adjacent to the teardrop shaped opening, the stop nut bottoms against a shoulder on the shaft and then begins rotating the shaft to drive the helix through the teardrop shaped opening.

Abstract: A door push bar structure includes a mounting mechanism having a locking element with a stopper, a sleeve screwed at an end to the locking element, and a locating element, the stopper and an end of the locking element screwed to the sleeve being located in a through hole on a door, and the opposite end of the sleeve being pressed against an outer side of the through hole of the door; and two door push bars, one of which is provided at each end surface with a hole for fixedly connecting with an opposite end of the locking element, and the other one is provided at each end surface with a horizontal hole for receiving the opposite end of the sleeve therein, and a vertical hole communicating with the horizontal hole for the locating element to extend thereinto to firmly press against the opposite end of the sleeve.

Abstract: A door handle system includes a door opening lever rotationally supported on a support member, and a damper having a linear piston sliding mechanism. The door opening lever has an angle change device for changing an angle when the door opening lever is actuated. The damper is attached to the support member and arranged to contact the angle change device so that a returning force of the door opening lever after being opened is reduced by the damper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a door handle for a refrigerator. According to the present invention, a bar holder 41 of a door handle 40 includes a fixing portion 42 fixed to a front surface of a refrigerator door 30 and a coupling portion 44 coupled to an upper or lower end of a handle bar 47. Fitting grooves 44a are formed in both sides of the coupling portion 44, whereas fitting ribs 47a, which are fitted into the fitting grooves 44a downward or upward, are provided on both sides of the upper or lower end of the handle bar 47. At this time, the upper and lower ends of the handle bar 47 are supported by the upper and lower coupling portions 44, respectively. According to the present invention so configured, the number of parts of the door handle can be decreased, the assembly of the door handle can be simplified, and an error occurring in the manufacturing process can be corrected.

Abstract: A grab handle and bezel assembly includes a bezel and a grab handle capable of being received within the bezel. The grab handle is generally non-circular in cross section for properly locating the grab handle within the bezel and for preventing rotation of the grab handle. For example, the grab handle can be D-shaped in cross section having an arcuate surface portion defining a Class “A” surface that is visible to an occupant, and a flat surface portion defining a Class “B” surface that is not visible to the occupant. In this manner, an amount of Class “A” surface treatment of the grab handle can be minimized, thereby reducing the cost of the grab handle and bezel assembly. The grab handle and bezel assembly can securely mounted to a trim component, such as a door bolster, by disposing opposite ends of the grab handle between opposing walls of the bezel and passing a fastener through the door bolster, the bezel and the grab handle.

Abstract: A handle catch retainer is preferably for a door handle assembly including a support member coupled with the door and a handle disposed about the support member, the catch being configured to couple the handle and support member. The retainer includes a tubular base disposeable within the support member and an elongated holder connected with the base. The holder is configured to support the catch and is moveable between first and second positions with respect to the base, such that the catch is engageable with the handle when the holder is at the first position and the catch is nonengageable with the handle when the holder is at the second position. Further, the retainer is configured so that the holder is generally biased toward the first position. Preferably, the holder is integrally connected with the base such that the holder is biased to the first position by material forces.

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 sanitary door opener in the form of an attachment to the bottom of a conventional door enables a user to pull open the door by engaging the attachment with his/her foot or shoe, thereby preventing hand contact with the door opener. The sanitary door opener preferably is manufactured from a single piece of durable and flexible metal material and is bent to form a front face, a bottom face, a rear face, a top face extending outwardly from the rear face, and a lip extending downwardly from the top face. The door opener is installed easily to a door by sliding the door opener under a door such that the front face contacts the front panel of the door, the bottom face contacts the bottom edge of the door and the rear face contacts the rear panel of the door. Once installed in the desired position, the door opener is secured to the door by mounting the front face to the door's front panel and the rear face to the door's rear panel.

Abstract: A sanitary door opener in the form of an attachment to the bottom of a conventional door enables a user to pull open the door by engaging the attachment with his/her foot or shoe, thereby preventing hand contact with the door opener. The sanitary door opener preferably is manufactured from a single piece of durable and flexible metal material and is bent to form a front face, a bottom face, a rear face, a top face extending outwardly from the rear face, and a lip extending downwardly from the top face. The door opener is installed easily to a door by sliding the door opener under a door such that the front face contacts the front panel of the door, the bottom face contacts the bottom edge of the door and the rear face contacts the rear panel of the door. Once installed in the desired position, the door opener is secured to the door by mounting the front face to the door's front panel and the rear face to the door's rear panel.

Abstract: A handle assembly that pivotally mounts a handle adjacent to an opening of a vehicle includes a bracket and an end portion or cap portion of a handle. The end portion and bracket engage one another to substantially secure the handle in either an in use position or a storage position. The end portion and bracket include projections and correspondingly formed recesses that engage one another to limit or substantially preclude pivotal movement of the handle without first raising the handle to disengage the handle and cap portion from the bracket. The handle assembly may include an illumination source to provide illumination of the handle in low lighting conditions.

Abstract: A handle of a glass door, which is made of such materials as to match glass, e.g. acrylic, includes handle parts, and metallic connecting blocks; each of the handle parts has two folded ends formed with connecting tail end portions; each of the metallic connecting blocks is formed with a holding cavity at a first end thereof, and is fitted over a respective connecting tail end portion of the handle parts at the holding cavity thereof; each handle part has a radial through hole formed across the connecting tail end portion thereof; each connecting block has holes aligned with the radial through hole of a corresponding tail end portion; securing elements are fitted in the holes of the connecting blocks as well as the radial through holes to securely join the connecting blocks to the handle parts.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle device includes a frame equipped on a vehicle door panel and a handgrip mounted on the frame and rotatable about a rotation center portion at one end portion of the handgrip. A second end portion of the handgrip forms an operation portion linked with a door lock mechanism. The handgrip is adapted to be rotated within a predetermined angle around the rotation center portion to operate the door lock mechanism when the operation portion is pulled away from the frame. A restriction mechanism is also provided to restrict chattering and/or dislocation of the handgrip from the frame. The restriction mechanism includes a projection and a groove provided between the frame and the handgrip. The projection is slidable in the groove during rotation of the handgrip and is able to contact a boundary of the groove in the inserting direction of the handgrip.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for securing a handle to a door includes a first clip fastened to the door, a second clip fastened to the door and a handle clamped to the door by the first and second clips. The clip has a flat surface with an aperture therethrough and two wings at one end. A bent or beveled portion at the other end of the flat surface allows the clip to clamp the inner wall of the handle. A fastener, such as a screw, is placed through the aperture in the clip and into the exterior surface of the door to secure the clip and the handle to the door.

Abstract: A vent adjusting apparatus for opening and closing air vents of a recreational vehicle includes a handle provided with a first adapter attached to one end portion thereof. The first adapter includes a groove that has first and second bores oppositely spaced for engaging a portion of an air vent and rotating same in a selected radial path. A second adapter is attached to an opposite end of the handle and includes protrusions for engaging an alternate air vent design. The top surface of the second adaptor includes a bore that is in continuous contact with the second adapter receptacle for securely maintaining the handle secured thereto. In an alternate embodiment, the handle may include a telescopic portion for adjusting a length thereof as desired by a user.

Abstract: New form of handgrip for various home appliances, and method for fabricating the same, including a core 2 with decorative color, and a transparent outer shell 3 for enclosing the core 2, thereby solving problems of the present handgrip of peeling off of coating, and damage to carved, or relieved figures, or characters, and providing an outer look distinctive from the present handgrip.

Abstract: A compression latch with a folding handle for selectively holding a door closed. The latch includes a housing with a cup portion for receiving the handle in the folded down position such that the projection of the latch handle above the exterior surface of the door is minimized in the folded-down position. The handle functions to move a pawl in a combination of rotational and linear translational movements as the pawl is moved between latched and unlatched positions.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly for opening a door of a vehicle includes a base which is mountable at the door of the vehicle and a handle portion which is operable to open the door via movement of the handle portion relative to the base. The handle portion includes a first portion having a first material hardness and a second portion having a second material hardness. The first material hardness is greater than the second material hardness, such that the second portion provides a softer feel to a user of the door handle assembly when opening the door of the vehicle. The door handle assembly may further include an illumination source for illuminating the handle portion and/or a heating element for heating the handle portion.

Abstract: A accessory mounting mechanism for securing an accessory to the frame of a vehicle as herein disclosed. The accessory mounting mechanism generally comprises an upper grommet into which is inserted an end of the accessory, a lower grommet to which the upper grommet is secured, and a cap which covers both the upper and lower grommets. The lower grommet is provided with a retaining structure that engages a bore formed through the frame of the vehicle, so as to secure the accessory mounting mechanism thereto. The structure of the accessory mounting mechanism enables a simplified methodology for installing an accessory within a vehicle that involves the steps of pre-assembling the accessory mounting mechanism and then addressing the retaining structure of the accessory mounting mechanism to a bore formed through the frame of the vehicle so as to secure the accessory thereto.

Abstract: A vehicle outer handle system includes a handle main body formed from a synthetic resin and having a hollow grip part, and an electrode for detecting a change in capacitance. One end of the handle main body is swingably supported in a door outer panel, and the electrode is housed within the grip part. A grounded electrostatic shield plate is disposed with the grip part outwardly of the electrode, thereby preventing an erroneous determination of a user's intention of opening the door.

Abstract: A handle fitting for a vehicle door has a support attached to the inner side of the door. A turret member provided on the support projects with a turret end inwardly and a slide secures the turret end on the support. A screw is arranged in the slide and moves the slide between mounting and locking positions. In the mounting position the turret member is inserted into the support; in the looking position the turret member is secured on the support. The inner screw end is located outside of a turret member recess in the mounting position. When the screw moves the slide into the locking position, a stop of the screw is supported on the support. In the locking position, the recess receives the inner end of the screw so that the screw acts as a locking bar moved into the turret member.

Abstract: A reversible handle for a door having left and right door edges includes a grip generally perpendicular to the left and right door edges and spanning between two handle coupling members. The grip is reversibly positionable in proximity to either of the left or right door edges. A handle extension is coupled to the grip by a connector plate that couples a first end of the handle extension to an adjacent one of the two handle coupling members. The connector plate is configured to couple the handle for use with either a left-hand or right-hand door. The handle extension extends away from the connector plate in a direction generally opposite the grip and couples with a door hinge on the opposite side of the door. The grip is symmetrically configured, such that the grip can be positioned for left-hand or right-hand door opening without turning the handle on the door surface.

Abstract: An escutcheon plate assembly including a pair of opposing escutcheon plates operably connected to an inside portion and an outside portion respectively of a door. The escutcheon plates each have an inner surface, an outer surface and elongate pocket formed by a raised edge protruding around the perimeter of the plates. A stiffening insert is positioned in the pocket adjacent the inner surface of each plate. The stiffening insert is operably associated with the escutcheon plates for providing lightweight structural support. A thumb-turn having an adjustable telescoping tail located adjacent the inside plate is provided for connecting to a locking mechanism in a door. The adjustable tail can be extended and contracted for use with various types of doors having varying thicknesses.

Abstract: A accessory mounting mechanism for securing an accessory to the frame of a vehicle as herein disclosed. The accessory mounting mechanism generally comprises an upper grommet into which is inserted an end of the accessory, a lower grommet to which the upper grommet is secured, and a cap which covers both the upper and lower grommets. The lower grommet is provided with a retaining structure that engages a bore formed through the frame of the vehicle, so as to secure the accessory mounting mechanism thereto. The structure of the accessory mounting mechanism enables a simplified methodology for installing an accessory within a vehicle that involves the steps of pre-assembling the accessory mounting mechanism and then addressing the retaining structure of the accessory mounting mechanism to a bore formed through the frame of the vehicle so as to secure the accessory thereto.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an external door handle that comprises a bracket-shaped handle (10) comprising a cavity (14) which is defined by at least one U-shaped shell (21, 22) and which is intended for receiving electronic components (16). The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the formation of a contact joint (18) on the visible side that would promote soil formation. To this end, the shell or shells (21, 22) are coated with a c-shaped front profile (20) on the visible side, wherin the ends (25) of the C-shape profile (20) are brougbt into contact with the upper or lower portions of said shell or (21, 22) at the pile where they are anchored.

Abstract: An adjustable handle assembly for a lock includes a mounting plate fixed to a side of a door, a spindle, a shank, and a handle. The spindle is mounted in a central hole of the mounting plate and has a portion extending beyond the central hole of the mounting plate. The shank is securely engaged to the spindle to turn therewith. The shank includes an engaging portion having a polygonal outer periphery. The handle has an engaging hole configured complimentary to the polygonal outer periphery of the engaging portion of the shank. The handle has a grip extending therefrom. The engaging hole extends from a side of the handle to the other side of the handle. The engaging hole of the handle is releasably engaged with the engaging portion of the shank, with the grip being located in one of at least three positions with respect to the shank.

Abstract: A new leaver's attachment to a conventional round or oval shape type door knob, an effect for easy turning of any round or oval shape of knobs, the easy to install and remove attachment is for use primarily or portably by disabled persons and child to open a door.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle device includes a frame secured to the inside of the outer panel of a vehicle door and having a supporting portion and insertion holes, a link rotatably mounted on the frame and urged by an elastic member in one direction, and an outer handle mounted from outside the outer panel. The outer handle is adapted to operate the link to rotate the link against the rotational urging force of the elastic member. The link possesses a first engaging portion and axle portions having two faced portions. The frame is provided with slots for inserting the two faced portions and supporting holes for rotatably supporting the axle portions. The frame also includes a second engaging portion which engages the first engaging portion for holding the link in a preliminary holding position.

Abstract: A cover is provided, preferably for securing valves, propellers, door knobs and the like. The cover entails a hinged plate having two sections. Each section contains an indentation which, when the sections are closed, forms an aperture. A pair of arms may depend from each section in alignment with the indentations. When the sections are closed, the arms will form a hollow column in alignment with the aperture. The hollow column will also preferably contain a constriction, preferably formed by a pair of lips extending inwardly from each arm. The sections will also contain sidewalls rising from the sections opposite the hollow column if it is present. A cap is provided which will fit over the sidewalls. A tongue and groove mechanism may be provided to allow the cap to engage the sidewalls and the sections to which they are attached. A plurality of locking apertures may also be provided in the sections and the cap so that the cover may be locked with a padlock.

Abstract: A accessory mounting mechanism for securing an accessory to the frame of a vehicle as herein disclosed. The accessory mounting mechanism generally comprises an upper grommet into which is inserted an end of the accessory, a lower grommet to which the upper grommet is secured, and a cap which covers both the upper and lower grommets. The lower grommet is provided with a retaining structure that engages a bore formed through the frame of the vehicle, so as to secure the accessory mounting mechanism thereto. The structure of the accessory mounting mechanism enables a simplified methodology for installing an accessory within a vehicle that involves the steps of pre-assembling the accessory mounting mechanism and then addressing the retaining structure of the accessory mounting mechanism to a bore formed through the frame of the vehicle so as to secure the accessory thereto.