appearance to the exterior of the vehicle fig3 illustrates different positions and motions of the top flap 1 and the lever 2 during operation fig3 illustrates three positions of the lever 2 the topmost position of the lever 2 is a rest or beginning position when the lever 2 is rotated 34 degrees at point 14 the lock lever 9 is moved a sufficient amount so that the latch is triggered at point 15 the lever 2 is at a position in which the user has fully clamped the handle and where the lever 2 would touch the outer panel 11 of the door fig3 also illustrates the top flap 1 in two positions the first is rightmost in fig3 and corresponds to the flap 1 being in the closed position the second is position 13 which corresponds to the flap 1 being in the open position the open position 13 of the top flap 1 allows room for a 95 percentile hand to fit inside the interior space of the case 6 described above the top flap 1 and the lever 2 each pivot on a rod 10 and pivot 7 respectively springs are provided to bias the flap 1 and the lever 2 back toward their initial positions respectively as shown in fig5 to prevent the user 39 s hand from getting caught inside the handle the closing speed of the flap 1 is controlled by a one way damper 4 the one way damper 4 is mounted to the case 6 and meshes with a gear 5 that is mounted on the pivoting rod 10 the one way damper 4 is allowed to move freely in a first direction e g.