US 12,331,572 B2
Dual-action door handle
Lucas Grant Purcell, Grand Forks, ND (US)
Assigned to Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,861.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358084 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. E05D 3/12 (2006.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01)
CPC E05D 3/127 (2013.01) [E05B 85/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle door having a door handle for securement to a vehicle having an interior and an exterior, the vehicle door comprising:
a door inner panel exposed to the interior of the vehicle door;
a door outer panel exposed to the exterior of the vehicle door;
the door handle comprising:
a first grip and a second grip configured to engage fingers of a user, the first grip being exposed through the door inner panel and accessible from the interior of the vehicle, the second grip being exposed through the door outer panel and accessible from the exterior of the vehicle;
a web extending between the first grip and the second grip such that a portion of the first grip protrudes outwardly from a first side of the web and a portion of the second grip protrudes outwardly from a second side of the web, the first side of the web being opposite the second side of the web; and
a pivot defined on the web and defining an axis of rotation, the pivot configured to rotatably mount the web to a door of a vehicle,
wherein the first grip is disposed opposite the web from the second grip, the first grip being on a first side of the pivot and the second grip being on a second side of the pivot such that the first grip and the second grip rotate about the same axis but translate in substantially opposite directions when rotated on the axis of rotation.