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An escutcheon plate having a length, height and depth, the plate comprising a peripheral flange carrying an outer surface surrounding a central opening, the other side of the flange carrying a surface for engaging the material of the exterior door panel of a vehicle door surrounding the opening or a

An escutcheon plate having a length, height and depth, the plate comprising a peripheral flange carrying an outer surface surrounding a central opening, the other side of the flange carrying a surface for engaging the material of the exterior door panel of a vehicle door surrounding the opening or aperture provided through the exterior door panel for access to the handle to open and close the door, at least three parallel rows of ridges, triangular in cross-section directed laterally of the escutcheon plate to permit an assembly carrying the handle to be secured thereto by at least three staggered rows of ridges triangular in cross-section and directed laterally to permit the meshing of the rows of ridges until the desired relative lateral positions of the components are reached at which point the escutcheon plate may be anchored relative to the assembly by a screw to the assembly for the handle and which intermeshed rows of ridges may only be joined or separated by moving them laterally towards or away from one another respectively and not towards or away from the outer peripheral surface and which rows may be secured together spacing the outer peripheral surface of the flange different distances from the handle and the assembly carrying the handle to permit the handle assembly to be secured at different distances from the exterior door panel.

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A compensating escutcheon plate assembly having length, height and depth, the compensating escutcheon plate assembly comprising a continuous peripheral annular flange presenting an outer annular surface on one side and a back surface on the other side, the peripheral annular flange surrounding a cen

A compensating escutcheon plate assembly having length, height and depth, the compensating escutcheon plate assembly comprising a continuous peripheral annular flange presenting an outer annular surface on one side and a back surface on the other side, the peripheral annular flange surrounding a central opening through the escutcheon plate, the flange having a continuous outer peripheral edge and a continuous inner peripheral edge surrounding the central opening, the back of the flange for engaging exterior door panel material of a vehicle door surrounding an opening in the panel provided through the exterior door panel for mounting a handle carrying assembly carrying a handle for opening and closing the door, formations carried on the compensating escutcheon plate assembly for positioning and fastening the compensating escutcheon plate assembly to complementary formations carried on a handle carrying assembly for causing the back surface of the peripheral flange to abut an exterior door panel material surrounding the opening through which the handle carrying assembly is mounted, the formations carried on the escutcheon plate assembly carrying means for engaging and being secured to complementary means carried on the complementary formations, both said last aforementioned means being secureable together to permit the positioning of the length of the peripheral flange at different positions relative to the door handle assembly when the two are mounted together for use and to permit the escutcheon plate to be mounted at various depths relative to the handle assembly when the back surface of the peripheral flange engages the exterior door panel material thereby providing a compensating escutcheon plate to close any openings between the material surrounding the aperture provided in the exterior door panel through which access is provided to the handle and the assembly carrying the handle to compensate for the irregularities in the manufacture of the assembly and exterior door panel and changes caused by the environment in which the exterior door panel of the vehicle door is located (for example, contraction and expansion due to temperature changes).