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1. A handle assembly comprising: a housing, wherein the housing includes a first side and a second side and an aperture therethrough,a trigger in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the trigger is operative to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position,a handle in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the first side of the housing, wherein the handle is in operative engagement with a shaft, wherein the shaft extends through the aperture into operative engagement wit...
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A handle assembly comprising: a housing, wherein the housing includes a first side and a second side and an aperture therethrough,a trigger in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the trigger is operative to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position,a handle in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the first side of the housing, wherein the handle is in operative engagement with a shaft, wherein the shaft extends through the aperture into operative engagement with the trigger, wherein the handle is operative to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the first side of the housing,at least one lever arm in operative pivotable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the at least one lever arm is operative to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position,an inside release member in operative movable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the inside release member is operative to slide longitudinally between a retracted position and an extended position,a lock slide in operative movable connection with the housing on the second side of the housing, wherein the lock slide includes a first end and a second end, wherein the lock slide is operative to slide longitudinally between a retracted position and a extended position, wherein the lock slide is configured to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position,wherein the shaft is configured to operatively engage the trigger and urge the trigger to pivot from the first pivot position to the second pivot position of the trigger as the handle pivots from the retracted position to the extended position,wherein when the lock slide is in the first pivot position: the trigger is configured to operatively engage the first end of the lock slide and urge the lock slide to slide from the retracted position to the extended position of the lock slide as the trigger pivots from the first pivot position to the second pivot position; andthe inside release member is configured to operatively engage the second end of the lock slide and urge the lock slide to slide from the retracted position to the extended position of the lock slide as the inside release member slides from the retracted position to the extended position of the inside release,wherein the lock slide is configured to operatively engage the at least one lever arm and urge the at least one lever arm to pivot from the first pivot position to the second pivot position as the lock slide slides from the retracted position to the extended position,wherein when the lock slide is in the second pivot position, the trigger and the inside release member are configured not to operatively engagingly urge the respective first and second ends of the lock slide so as to cause the lock slide to slide from the retracted position to the extended position. 2. The handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inside release member includes an engagement portion, wherein the second end of the lock slide includes a projection, wherein when the lock slide is in the first pivot position and the inside release member slides from the retracted position to the extended position, the engagement portion of the inside release member is operative to contact the projection of the lock slide. 3. The handle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the engagement portion includes a concave surface, wherein the projection of the lock slide includes a cylindrical surface. 4. The handle assembly according to claim 2, wherein when the lock slide is in the second pivot position of the lock slide, the engagement portion is not operative to contact the projection when the inside release member moves from the retracted position to the extended position of the inside release member. 5. The handle assembly according to claim 4, wherein the inside release member includes a projection portion that extends outwardly of the engagement portion, wherein when the lock slide pivots from the first pivot position to the second pivot position, the projection of the lock slide is operative to pass under the projection portion of the inside release member. 6. The handle assembly according to claim 5, wherein the projection portion of the inside release member includes an aperture to which a linkage is operative to be fastened. 7. The handle assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a lock mechanism in operative connection with the housing, wherein the lock mechanism is operative to cause the lock slide to pivot between the first and second pivot positions of the lock slide. 8. The handle assembly according to claim 7, wherein the lock mechanism includes a rotational portion that is operative to rotate responsive to an inserted key being rotated, further comprising a lock arm in operative connection with the rotational portion of the lock mechanism, wherein the lock arm is operative to contact the projection of the lock slide and cause the lock slide to pivot responsive to rotation of the rotational portion. 9. The handle assembly according to claim 8, wherein the lock arm includes two projections that extends on opposed sides of the projection of the lock slide, wherein when the rotational portion of the lock mechanism rotates and causes the lock slide to pivot from the first pivot position to the second pivot position, the engagement portion is operative to extend over at least one of the projections of the lock arm as the inside release moves from the retracted position to the extended position. 10. The handle assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a roller in operative rotational connection with an end of the shaft, wherein when the handle moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the roller is operative to roll along a surface of the trigger and urge the trigger to pivot from the first pivot position to the second pivot position. 11. The handle assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an inside release mechanism, wherein the inside release mechanism includes the inside release member and a mount member, wherein the mount member, wherein the mount member includes a cavity therein, wherein a portion of the inside release member is operative to slide inside the cavity. 12. The handle assembly according to claim 11, further comprising two bolts, wherein the at least one lever arm includes two lever arms, wherein the lever arms are operative to pivot with respect the respective bolts that extend through apertures in the respective lever arms into operative connection with the housing, wherein the mount member is fastened to the housing with the two bolts through the two lever arms. 13. A handle assembly comprising: a housing, anda trigger, an inside release member, a lock slide, at least one lever arm, and a handle in operative connection with the housing,wherein the lock slide is in operative movable connection with the housing, wherein when the lock slide is in a first pivot position with respect to the housing, the lock slide is operative to slide in a longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinal direction extends along a direction between first and second longitudinal ends of the lock slide, and is operative to cause the at least one lever arm to move responsive to each of either: pivoting movement of the handle, wherein such pivoting movement is operative to cause the trigger to pivot and operatively engagingly urge the first longitudinal end of the lock slide to move in the longitudinal direction; orlongitudinal sliding movement of the inside release member, wherein such sliding movement is operative to cause the inside release member to operatively engagingly urge the second longitudinal end of the lock slide to move in the longitudinal direction,wherein when the lock slide is in a second pivot position with respect to the housing, the trigger and the inside release member are configured to not operatively engagingly urge the respective first and second longitudinal ends of the lock slide to move in the longitudinal direction. 14. The handle assembly according to claim 13, wherein the inside release member includes an engagement portion, wherein the second end of the lock slide includes a projection, wherein when the lock slide is in the first pivot position, the engagement portion is operative to contact the projection of the lock slide to urge the lock slide to move in the longitudinal direction. 15. The handle assembly according to claim 14, wherein the engagement portion includes a concave surface, wherein the projection of the lock slide includes a cylindrical surface. 16. The handle assembly according to claim 14, wherein when the lock slide is in the second pivot position of the lock slide, the engagement portion is not operative to contact the projection. 17. A handle assembly comprising: a housing, anda trigger, an inside release member, a lock slide, at least one lever arm, and a handle in operative connection with the housing,wherein the lock slide is relatively movable in operative connection with the housing along a linear direction and is selectively rotationally movable between a first pivot position and a second pivot position,wherein when the lock slide is in the first pivot position, the lock slide is operative to slide along the direction and cause the at least one lever arm to move responsive to each of either: movement of the handle relative to the housing, wherein such movement is operative to cause the trigger to operatively engagingly urge a first end of the lock slide to move along the direction relative to the housing; ormovement of the inside release member relative to the housing, wherein such movement is operative to cause the inside release member to operatively engagingly urge a second end of the lock slide opposed of the first end, to move along the direction relative to the housing,wherein when the lock slide is in the second pivot position, the trigger and the inside release member are configured to not operatively engagingly urge the respective first and second ends of the lock slide to move along the direction responsive to either movement of the handle or movement of the inside release member,wherein the inside release member includes a projection portion, and wherein the lock slide includes an engagement portion adjacent second end,wherein when the lock slide is in the first pivot position movement of the inside release member causes operative engagement of the projection portion and the engagement portion whereby the lock slide moves along the direction,and wherein when the lock slide is in the second pivot position, the projection portion of the inside release member and the engagement portion do not operatively engage to cause movement of the lock slide, when the inside release member is moved. 18. The handle assembly according to claim 13, wherein the handle comprises a shaft, wherein the handle assembly further comprises a roller in operative rotational connection with an end of the shaft, wherein when the handle moves from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the housing, the roller is operative to roll along a surface of the trigger and urge the trigger to pivot. 19. The handle assembly according to claim 13, further comprising an inside release mechanism, wherein the inside release mechanism includes the inside release member and a mount member, wherein the mount member includes a cavity therein, wherein a portion of the inside release member is operative to slide inside the cavity. 20. The handle assembly according to claim 19, further comprising two bolts, wherein the at least one lever arm includes two lever arms, wherein the lever arms are operative to pivot with respect the respective bolts that extend through apertures in the respective lever arms into operative connection with the housing, wherein the mount member is fastened to the housing with the two bolts through the two lever arms. 21. The handle assembly according to claim 13, and further comprising: a lock, wherein the lock is in operative connection with the housing,wherein the lock is changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,wherein in the unlocked condition the lock is operative to cause the lock slide be positioned in the first pivot position,and wherein in the locked condition, the lock is operative to cause the lock slide to be positioned in the second pivot position. 22. The handle assembly according to claim 21, and further including an arm, wherein the arm is in operative connection with the lock, wherein the arm is enabled to move responsive to a proper key being in engagement with the lock, wherein the arm is configured to operatively engage the lock slide and cause the lock slide to move between the first and second pivot positions.
