Portable support handle for aiding entry into and exit out of an automobile

FIG. 1 is a frontal upper perspective view of a first embodiment of a portable support handle for aiding entry into and exit of an automobile showing my new design in which the automobile-engaging portion is solid and provided with substantially flat lateral surfaces;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 1, but showing a second substantially similar embodiment of a portable support handle for aiding entry into and exit out of an automobile in which the automobile-engaging portion is provided with substantially flat lateral surfaces each having an indentation and a textured handle surface;

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6, but illustrating the second embodiment with a handle having a textured surface;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9—9 in FIG. 7 to illustrate the indentations in the lateral surfaces in the automobile-engaging portion through which the cross-sectional view is taken;

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIGS. 1 and 7, but showing a third substantially similar embodiment of a device for aiding entry into and exit out of an automobile in which the automobile-engaging portion is substantially hollow and formed of a generally flat strip of sheet material;

FIG. 11 is a fragmented enlarged left side elevational view of the automobile-engaging portion shown in FIG. 10, to show the details of the outer contour of the automobile-engaging portion;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 12—12 in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a fragmented view of a fourth embodiment of the portable support handle for aiding entry into and exit out of an automobile of FIG. 1, with the difference being the handle portion having chamfered edges; and,

FIG. 14 is a fragmented view of a fifth embodiment of the portable support handle for aiding entry into and exit out of an automobile of FIG. 1, with the difference being the handle portion having rounded edges.