Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Glare screen or visor
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-08
2001-10-02
Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Glare screen or visor
Reexamination Certificate
active
06296294
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to sun visor attachments and more particularly pertains to a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment for attaching to a windshield mounted rear view mirror of a vehicle to block sunlight shining through between the driver's side sun visor and the passenger's side sun visor.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of sun visor attachments is known in the prior art. More specifically, sun visor attachments heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 3,957,357 by Kulikowski; U.S. Pat. No. 3,494,689 by McGlinchy; U.S. Pat. No. 2,163,495 by Levy; U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,880 by Keller; U.S. Pat. No. 5,042,867 by Crotty, III et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 390,529 by Adams et al.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment. The inventive device includes a panel having a pair of faces, a pair of opposite end edges, a pair of side edges extending between the end edges. The panel has a slot therethrough between the faces of the panel which extends from a first of the side edges of the panel towards a second of the side edges of the panel. The side portions of the slot each have a flap extending therefrom. The flaps are coupled together to couple the connect the side portions of the slot together.
In these respects, the rear view mirror sun visor attachment according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of attaching to a windshield mounted rear view mirror of a vehicle to block sunlight shining through between the driver's side sun visor and the passenger's side sun visor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of sun visor attachments now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment construction wherein the same can be utilized for attaching to a windshield mounted rear view mirror of a vehicle to block sunlight shining through between the driver's side sun visor and the passenger's side sun visor.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the sun visor attachments mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art sun visor attachments, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a panel having a pair of faces, a pair of opposite end edges, a pair of side edges extending between the end edges. The panel has a slot therethrough between the faces of the panel which extends from a first of the side edges of the panel towards a second of the side edges of the panel. The side portions of the slot each have a flap extending therefrom. The flaps are coupled together to couple the connect the side portions of the slot together.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the sun visor attachments mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art sun visor attachments, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such rear view mirror sun visor attachment economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment for attaching to a windshield mounted rear view mirror of a vehicle to block sunlight shining through between the driver's side sun visor and the passenger's side sun visor.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment which includes a panel having a pair of faces, a pair of opposite end edges, a pair of side edges extending between the end edges. The panel has a slot therethrough between the faces of the panel which extends from a first of the side edges of the panel towards a second of the side edges of the panel. The side portions of the slot each have a flap extending therefrom. The flaps are coupled together to couple the connect the side portions of the slot together.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new rear view mirror sun visor attachment that helps prevent impairment of the driver's vision sunlight while driving for safer driving.
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Bouches Michael E.
Kohnle Kathleen F.
Dayoan D. Glenn
Engle Patricia
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