US 11,719,018 B2
Removable magnetic door handle
William Anthony Amante, Grapevine, TX (US); Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa, Bangalore (IN); and Darpan Bansal, New Delhi (IN)
Assigned to TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/915,377.
Claims priority of application No. IN202021021432 (IN), filed on May 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0363780 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. E05B 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 1/0015 (2013.01) [B64C 1/1461 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle assembly for an access panel comprising:
a support structure including upper and lower supports attached to the access panel, each of the upper and lower supports comprising a top face and a bottom face;
a handle for selectively engaging with the support structure, the handle comprising:
a grip portion; and
upper and lower flanges extending perpendicularly from the grip portion, each of the upper and lower flanges comprising a top face; and
a retention mechanism for retaining the handle in contact with the support structure with a combination of a magnetic force and a mechanical force, wherein the retention mechanism comprises a pair of magnets and a keyed slot, wherein the pair of magnets are disposed closer to the grip portion than the keyed slot.