Apparatus for releasably holding a vehicle visor in a raised sto

Details Apparatus for releasably holding a vehicle visor in a raised sto Apparatus for releasably holding a vehicle visor in a raised sto

1994-09-01

1996-10-15

Pike, Andrew C.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Glare screen or visor

16297, 16321, 16341, 16342, B60J 302

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055647723

ABSTRACT:
A spring clip, an arm assembly including a pivot rod, and a clip housing are provided for a vehicle visor for providing holding torque when the vehicle visor is in its storage position against a headliner of the vehicle. The spring clip includes a bowed leaf-spring member having a crown portion which imposes a force against a flat formed on one side of the pivot rod. An equal opposing force is applied to a pair of spaced flats formed on the opposite side of the pivot rod by tab portions which extend from first and second legs which, in turn, extend from opposite sides of the leaf-spring member. In two embodiments, the pivot rod extends through D-shaped holes formed when the tab portions are bent inwardly from their respective legs to allow the pivot rod to pass through the body of the clip. The tab portions are preferably bent from their legs at approximately 90.degree. to form surfaces which bear against the spaced flats of the pivot rod opposite the crown portion of the leaf-spring member. In some embodiments, the spring clip also incorporates one or more protrusions and/or recesses to positively engage the clip housing. In one embodiment, the clip housing includes a mounting portion for mounting the clip housing to the roof of the vehicle.

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patent: 5004289 (1991-04-01), Lanser et al.
patent: 5139303 (1992-08-01), Miller

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