a front - mounted door pull handle assembly is shown on a refrigerator door . the handle is formed of a long extruded metal bar having a mounting bracket fastened on each end . a fastening screw extends through the end of the bar and through the mounting bracket and into a supporting surface . a flexible , decorative cover member snaps over the outside of the bar . the cover has longitudinal ribs to rigidify the cover and hold it on the bar . the bar , in turn , has longitudinal grooves for receiving the ribs .